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In The Lost Relic by Scott Mariani, high-octane hero Ben Hope returns in another rip roaring adventure filled with thrills, conspiracy, drama, lots of dead bodies and a delicate thread of romance. Ben heads to Italy to see an old military comrade, hoping to hire him to take over his “kidnap and ransom” training business in France. Feeling downcast and distracted due to ...

She Chose Me by Tracey Emerson is a gripping, chilling tale of motherhood, rejection, regrets, obsession, abandonment and the fragility of the bond between a mother and a daughter. It is the author’s debut novel and she pulls it off magnificently. Grace is a middle-aged woman who has come back to London after teaching twenty years abroad due to her mother’s deteriorating health. Her relationship ...

In The Shadow Project by Scott Mariani, Ben Hope is back to foil a plot set to change the course of history. The author has established himself as one of the most popular authors of the conspiracy thriller genre. Ben Hope is enjoying life at Le Val, the facility in Northern France where he trains others in the dangerous art ...

I have about 7 or 8 Scott Mariani’s books featuring Ben Hope which have gathering dust on my bookshelves for years. After reading the Mozart Conspiracy recently, I was hooked. So I am now embarking on a reading binge to finish the Scott Mariani’s books in my collection. The Doomsday Prophecy is the second Scott Mariani book that I have ...

If you like conspiracy stories and Dan Brown’s books, I believe you will like Scott Mariani’s The Mozart Conspiracy. The true mystery surrounding the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been used as the backdrop for the The Mozart Conspiracy. The Mozart Conspiracy is an action-packed thriller featuring retired British Special Air Service Major Ben Hope. Enlisted by Leigh Llewellyn–the ...

The Time To Kill by Mason Cross is the third book featuring Carter Blake. This is my first taste of Mason Cross’ writing and I must say that he has me hooked right from the start. Five years have elapsed since Carter Blake parted ways with top-secret government operation Winterlong. They brokered a deal at the time: Blake would keep quiet ...

Today is the first day of the Year of the Metal Ox. As we welcome this ‘牛’ (New) Year, we must bear in mind that the ox is a strong hardworking animal. The ox denotes hardwork, loyalty, honesty and trustworthiness. These are the ox’s good attributes we should emulate as we leave behind a very difficult 2020 and look ahead to face any new challenge ...

I became a fan of Tom Wood after reading his “The Final Hour” about a fortnight ago. It was thus with high expectation  that I began reading his “Kill For Me.” And I can only say “Wow!” Kill For Me is explosively propulsive, kicking off with a bang! Lethal assassin Victor is in Guatemala for a gun purchase for his ...

Today is Li Chun (立春), the first festival of the Chinese solar year. Li Chun means the beginning of Spring and it is a time when we all look forward to a fresh revitalised beginning. Among the older Chinese generation, today is a very significant day. Many hold the belief that depositing money into the banks during Li Chun symbolises ...

The dead don’t tell secrets…….unless you listen. Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. It is a body farm doing research into human decomposition with human corpses in various stages of decay lying around in the open fields. Detective Kim Stone and her team have been sent to Westerley for a visit to look into the possibility of the ...