Colleen Thompson's serial thriller THE BEST VICTIM = #YesPlease (with a bullet!)

Colleen Thompson is doing what she does best in her new serial thriller, The Best Victim, taking us back to the intense emotion, taut plotting, and eerie atmospherics that makes critics to invoke Tami Hoag and Tess Gerritsen. Smart serial publishing by Amazon's Montlake imprint doles the story out one tantalizing episode at a time at a price that's easy to click.

The timely story is just the right amount of gruesome: a vicious online stalker called the Troll King gets his jollies by relentlessly dogging vulnerable young women until they commit suicide. And that can really piss a big sister off...

I've been waiting for the series to launch, which it did today! BAM. Check it out!

Suzanne Rindell's riveting psychodrama THE OTHER TYPIST = Gatsby flare + Hitchcock twist

I really want Suzanne Rindell's The Other Typist to be the hottest read of the summer for the selfish reason that I can't wait to talk about the ending with someone!

Uptight Rose Baker is a police precinct typist in the 1920s, dutifully transcribing the confessions of rapists, murderers and thieves. Her new coworker, Odalie, draws her out of her shell and into her speakeasy Jazz Age lifestyle, but it's soon apparent that there is something sinister about this free-spirited stranger. Highly recommended!

THE SALT MAIDEN, my favorite Colleen Thompson novel is now on Kindle!

Lush landscaping, rich characters, and a spine-tingling story

What I love about Colleen's style is her knack for landscaping -- a powerful sense of place that makes the setting as vibrantly alive as the characters. Add to that a great story, zingy dialogue, and two engaging lead characters and you've got an all-nighter.

Check it out!

Originally posted on Amazon.com as Joni L. Rodgers