Framed
Framed is a straight-minded LA noir drugs-and-murder mystery that has all the feel of a late-90s direct-release indie film. Continue reading Framed
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The Deep
The Deep has a tightly-researched and well-executed plot; the ghostly play comes too late in the game becoming flotsam and jetsam Continue reading The Deep
Deep State
Deep State is an average political thriller that will no doubt make for an above-average Netflix film. Continue reading Deep State
Origami Man
Matthew FitzSimmons crafts fun and unique thrillers that sidestep the usual procedurals and exorcises deus ex machina contrivances. Origami Man skillfully continues this excitement. Continue reading Origami Man
One Day You’ll Burn
One Day You’ll Burn proves that there is originality in the town that has seen it all. Detective Jarsdel is not a hard-boiled copycat who pounds away at both villainy and Scotch but a hip cat who fights LA traffic and sips rosé. Continue reading One Day You’ll Burn
A Season for the Dead
Hewson never allows the reader to play the guessing game, to try out their Poirot mustache or Holmes pipe. Instead, details are fed at an unusual pace, and are often times repetitive. Continue reading A Season for the Dead
The Deep
Solomon’s narrative is confusing at times, yet also beautifully dream like. Continue reading The Deep
The Deserter
The Deserter is everything a Nelson DeMille fan has come to expect and even wants to expect: clever dialogue, precarious situations, bad choices, and badder bad guys. But man, even a slight change in the routine would be as welcomed as Dewar’s on ice instead of neat. Continue reading The Deserter
Cold Storage
Cold Storage is part sci-fi thriller, part conspiracy cover-up, and all-out b-movie cheese. Continue reading Cold Storage
