Being swept away by a well-told story, one crafted by a skillful author, has become to me much like a drug. I am thoroughly addicted. Sadly, like any drug fiend will tell you, the problem with being an addict is the torturous, unending, all-consuming search for the next high. Even sadder however, is how almost impossible to recapture that first high is. I spend most of my time searching for that perfect book, one that will completely ensnare me, mesmerize me, transport me. Once in a while I find one.

Darkly Dreaming Dexter is by no means a perfect novel. It has its many flaws. What it is though, is a deeply engrossing character study. The novel is well plotted, suspenseful, and effortlessly blends the elements of a thriller with those of a mystery. For all these reasons this novel is a great read. But it’s the protagonist Dexter that takes your breath away. He is brilliant, charming, charismatic and a remorseless serial killer. In Dexter, Jeff Lindsay has created an unforgettable character. We see the world through his eyes and we so completely fall in love with him that we begin to look forward to his next kill.

This is an excellent couldn’t put it down page-turner that I devoured cover to cover in one sitting. I loved every twist and turn in this book and I think you will too. This book inspired the hit Showtime Series Dexter, which surprisingly enough is much better than the novel. Get this book, read it, then go out and get the TV series. You’ll thank me later.

This deeply intriguing, visceral, and heart pounding thriller is one of the best crafted stories I’ve ever read. Set in San Francisco during the 1906 earthquake, this can’t be put down story grips you from the very first pages and never lets go.

Flacco, a screenwriter by trade, uses his considerable talent to craft a page turner novel that is richly crafted, sports deep complicated characters, and a villain that makes even the most jaded reader’s blood run cold.

I truly loved this remarkable novel and it saddens me that it is not as well known as it rightfully should be. If you read no other book this year, read this one. You won’t be disappointed.

Tom Rob Smith. Repeat it to yourself. This is a name you need to remember. It will soon be as much a household name as Stephen King. It is almost inconceivable that this is his first book. Many very talented an author, with years of experience pounding the keyboard honing their craft, would sell their souls to write something half as good.

From the haunting opening sequences this story takes hold of you and never lets go.  In this remarkable book the author reworks the story of Andrei Chikatilo, Russia’s most notorious serial killer, into a chilling, riveting, and unforgettable jaunt through Stalinist Soviet Russia.

This couldn’t put it down unforgettable page turner draws you into a nightmarish world were the rules of justice and common human dignity are turned upside down.  This is at once a thriller, a mystery and a historical romance, but above all this is a serious book that will force you to fall in love all over again with basic concepts so many of us take for granted, such as liberty, democracy and the freedom to pursue ones own happiness.

John Fowles would later become one of the most acclaimed authors of the twentieth century, and with good reason. His mastery of the language is superb and his ability to build tension and apply psychological pressure seems to flow effortlessly from his pen. The Collector is probably his most approachable work, easily read page turner fiction. I found it a chilling thrill ride and I’m sure you will too.