Suspense Thriller – The Audiobook Review

Jealous of the Clouds

19 May 2026

This one sits pretty comfortably in a mystery/suspense story, with a true crime podcast popping up along the way to fill in the gaps. That element worked really well as a drip-feed for background without feeling like an info dump. […]

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The Terminal Gene

28 April 2026

The Terminal Gene by John H. Thomas is a fast-paced techno-conspiracy thriller set in the near future. It revolves around a simple question: what if your death had a timestamp that someone else could read? The story follows Dr. Emily

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Falling Angels

28 November 2025

Falling Angels opens with a flashback to 1979, where a young Maxx King is already proving he can take a hit and give one back. It’s a quick reminder that this guy has always been wired for survival. From there,

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The Running Man

20 October 2025

Update: 2025 – This is actually a reposting of a review from May 2023. I’m reposting it because I’ve found out that it’s being made into a movie again. No Schwarzenegger this time, or 80s-style over-the-top adaptation. From the previews

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Masters of War

22 July 2025

Masters of War by John H. Thomas is the second instalment in the Maxx King series, picking up around six months after Thunderbird Rising and hurtling forward with even more high-octane action, shady double-crosses, and looming extraterrestrial threats. If the

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1776: A River of Spies

16 July 2025

1776: A River of Spies by M. Cummins is a historical thriller set during one of the bleakest points in the American War of Independence. The stakes are high, the snow is falling, and George Washington’s Continental Army is on

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DOA in a Florida HOA

9 July 2025

DOA in a Florida HOA by Ralph Monti is a murder mystery wrapped in the aggressively manicured nightmare of suburban HOA life. I’ve heard nightmare stories of power-tripping HOA presidents and committees enforcing ridiculous rules to an absurd degree but

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Thunderbird Rising

9 April 2025

Thunderbird Rising is a fast-paced, high-stakes techno-thriller which blends espionage, action, and science fiction into one wild ride in the week leading up to the events on September 11th, 2001. The story follows Maxx King, an ex-special forces operative turned

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Extinction

3 July 2024

I can’t imagine in the normal course of things I’d have come across this book, but I’d heard Cal Newport review it on his Deep Questions podcast and thought I’d give it a go. As it turns out, it was

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The Sudden Appearance of Hope

19 June 2024

Another book by Claire North that I’ve been looking at in my wish list is “The Sudden Appearance of Hope”, and this week I’ve finally got around to giving it a listen. I’ve enjoyed both other books by North and

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Doctor Lucifer

4 June 2024

Doctor Lucifer, written and narrated by Anthony Lee, is a current day medical technothriller where, thanks to a computer worm, a hacker has gained access to the Ivory Memorial Hospital’s systems and can change medical records at will. The hacker

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Shooting Bogies

19 May 2024

“Shooting Bogies” by Ralph Monti is a short yet thoroughly entertaining read. The story follows the misadventures of Rocky Delmonico, a golf hustler who becomes entangled with Gino Lofaccio, a neighbourhood mafia boss. Rocky’s streak of bad luck begins when

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