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The Silent Dead by Tetsuya Honda – A Modern Japanese Crime Novel

April 15, 2023 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

The Silent Dead by Tetsuya HondaThe Silent Dead is a Japanese crime novel by Tetsuya Honda and the first installment of the Reiko Himekawa series. It offers a glimpse into Japanese law enforcement, which is a huge blind spot to many Westerners. It also shines a light on corruption, sexism, and perversion that festers underneath the surface of Japanese culture, which is a blind spot to many Japanese themselves.

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Tagged With: Japan, Japanese fiction, mystery, Thrillers

The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura – A Fast-Paced Japanese Crime Story

March 16, 2023 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Thief by Fuminori NakamuraThe Thief by Fuminori Nakamura is a crime thriller set in modern-day Japan about an experienced pickpocket named Nishimura as he prowls the crowded streets of Tokyo, looking for his next mark. He floats through the metropolis, taking what he wants, as if in an ethereal, dreamlike state, unable to wake up.

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Tagged With: crime, Japan, Japanese fiction, literary, Thrillers

Red Phoenix Burning Review & Larry Bond Interview

January 15, 2022 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

Red Phoenix Burning by Larry BondLarry Bond’s 1987 novel Red Phoenix detailed a second Korean War, day by day, hour by hour. Red Phoenix Burning by Larry Bond and Chris Carlson is a follow-up, a narrative of how North Korea collapses into a full-blown civil war.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, North Korea, technothrillers, Thrillers

Tengu by Graham Masterton Review

December 12, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Tengu by Graham MastertonAncient Japanese devils come alive in modern-day Los Angeles as part of a plot to avenge the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is Tengu by Graham Masterton, a 1983 horror-thriller novel.

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Tagged With: 1980s, Book Reviews, Forgotten Fiction, horror, Japan, mystery, Pulp, Thrillers, World War II, Yellow Peril

False Flag Review & John Altman Interview

September 13, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

A false flag is defined as an “operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.” There areFalse Flag by John Altman many such incidents throughout history — the Mukden Incident of 1931 and the Gleiwitz radio attack in 1939 are two of the best-known examples. Couched in conspiracy and intrigue, false flags are prime fodder for thriller fiction, such as False Flag by John Altman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Thrillers, Middle East, Pulp, Thrillers

Assassin’s Hood Review & Garrett Hutson Interview

July 18, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai, 1935 – a Japanese sailor is gunned down in the busy streets, escalating tensions between China and Japan. Doug Bainbridge, an officer in the ONI – the USAssassin's Hood by Garrett Hutson Office of Naval Intelligence – is tasked to investigate. Joined by his friends, Doug is sucked into a whirlwind of intrigue, double-dealing, and espionage.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, China, historical fiction, mystery, Shanghai, Thrillers

Night Flight to Paris Review & David Gilman Interview

June 18, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Night Flight to Paris by David Gilman coverIn 1943, Paris groans under the heel of the German occupier. After an intense chase, several French Resistance agents are captured by the SS, two of whom are the wife and daughter of Harry Mitchell, a British cryptographer. So begins Night Flight to Paris, a World War II thriller by David Gilman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, France, Germany, historical fiction, History, Nazis, Thrillers, World War II

The Sleepwalkers Review & Paul Grossman Interview

March 19, 2021 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

The Sleepwalkers by Paul GrossmanBerlin, November 1932. Inspektor-Detektiv Willi Kraus has been called in to investigate a gruesome case. A woman’s corpse has been discovered, her legs grotesquely mutilated backward. So begins The Sleepwalkers by Paul Grossman, a historical thriller set in the last days of the Weimar Republic.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Berlin, Book Reviews, Germany, historical fiction, Thrillers, Weimar Republic

The Korean Woman Review & John Altman Interview

January 16, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Korean Woman by John AltmanThe geopolitical tension between America and North Korea offers fertile creative ground for spy fiction. Author John Altman uses this perfectly to craft his fast-paced action thriller The Korean Woman.

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Tagged With: Author Interviews, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Thrillers, North Korea, Thrillers

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton Book Vs Movie Review

December 28, 2020 by Matthew Legare 1 Comment

As the Nakamoto Corporation celebrates with a lavish gala in a prestigious Los Angeles office building, a woman is found murdered in an empty board Rising Sun paperback by Michael Crichtonroom. So begins Rising Sun by Michael Crichton, one of his most controversial novels.

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Tagged With: Japan, movie reviews, Novel vs Movie, Thrillers

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