Thrillers & Suspense

This Covid-19 quarantine has given me some much needed time to read. Sure I could be organizing closets and whatnot, but I can’t say I’ve done much of that. I’ve read more than anything. And taken naps. Guilt-free naps are the best! Like I’ve mentioned probably a dozen times, I love series books. The Jack Stratton series by Christopher Greyson is one of my favorites. I actually didn’t realize his next book, Jack of Diamonds, had come out. So imagine how happy I was to see it available on Kindle Unlimited AND also having the time to read it!

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Why Series Books?

Um…why not? No, seriously, why not? For me, reading a series book is much like watching your favorite television series. You get comfortable with the characters. Some of the characters you like and you are rooting for, while others you can’t stand and you can’t wait to see them taken down. The same holds true for series books. The longest series I’ve read is the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. Like the Alex Cross series, the Jack Stratton series by Christopher Greyson sucked me in immediately. Continue reading to find out more about the series!

About the Jack Stratton Series

Early on in the series, we found out that as a very young child, Jack grew up in a whorehouse with his prostitute mother. Entering into the foster care system, Jack was lucky enough to have great foster parents and foster siblings. However, after a bomb nearly killed him when he was deployed, Jack comes back with demons he must fight every single day.

Jack of Diamond Synopsis from Amazon

‘Til death do us part…

All Jack Stratton wants to do is get married to the woman he loves—and make it through the wedding. It seems like he is finally getting his wish until he responds to a police distress call and discovers his old partner unconscious in an abandoned house. Investigators insist it was just an accident, but Jack fears there may be more to it. Sketches of women cover the walls, and among them is one sketch that makes Jack’s blood run cold—a sketch of Alice, pinned up beside an invitation to a very special wedding—his own.

Locking horns with law enforcement, Jack digs deeper. What did his old police partner see in the house? Who’s been creating these sketches? More importantly, what do they want with Jack’s bride-to-be?

When he identifies two of the women in the sketches, only to discover that they are both missing, Jack finds himself thrown into one of the deadliest cases he’s ever worked. Jack comes to a terrifying conclusion—there’s a serial killer on the loose… and Alice is his next target.
As their wedding day looms closer, Jack and Alice must work together to solve the murders and put an end to the killer. Will they catch the psychopath in time, or will their loved ones attend a funeral instead of a wedding?

Jack of Diamonds is a riveting thriller that takes murder mysteries to a whole other level. Filled with intrigue and suspense, this book delivers compelling twists and crafty schemes along with some laugh-out-loud wedding antics. As Jack and Alice fight a deadly killer, their long, happy future together seems like it’s just inches from slipping away.

This time, “till death do us part” might just be a bit too accurate.

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed this Jack Stratton book. With previous books in this series, I have often figured things out before I got to the end. However, with Jack of Diamonds, I thought I figured it out and I was WAY wrong! The ending was surprising to me in a way that I really enjoyed! I actually could see this book being a movie or an episode of a show like Criminal Minds or something!

The nice thing about every single book in the Jack Stratton series is that they can be found on Kindle Unlimited! If you don’t know about Kindle Unlimited, then check out the Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans. Your first month is completely FREE!

If you are like me and you like to nibble on delicious goodies while you are reading, then you need to try these yummy brownies with white chocolate chips that I made the other day! They are from scratch and so so easy to make!

What would you do if the person you trusted most in life, betrayed you? Not only betrayed you, but committed murder? Worse yet, you had no idea. All those nights he kiss you goodnight and went out, for one reason or another, it was actually to stalk and kill his victims. Would you feel responsible? How would you feel if after he got caught and went to prison, you found out you were pregnant…with his child? Sound intriguing?!? If so, you need to pick up the Victor Methos novel, A Killer’s Wife.

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About Victor Methos

Being that I am an aspiring author, one of my favorite things to do is read the “about the author” page in my books. I’ve always been that way. I like to see a little snippet about the authors life. Victor Methos knew, when he was 13 years old, that he was going to become a lawyer one day. His best friend was interrogated by police and ended up confessing to a crime he did not commit. Not only did he become a lawyer, but he started out as a prosecutor for Salt Lake City and then eventually founded the most successful criminal defense firm in Utah. Like most successful individuals that work with people, Victor Methos had one particular case that stuck with him that ended up becoming the basis for his first bestseller, The Neon Lawyer. As you can imagine, I will be reading that book!

A Killer’s Wife

This book is book one in the Desert Plain series (second book comes out in February of 2021…I’m so bummed I have to wait that long). I read on my Kindle and have a Kindle Unlimited subscription (more on that later) and this particular book was part of the Amazon Firsts program where I was able to download it for free last month! Here’s a snippet about A Killer’s Wife from Amazon:

Fourteen years ago, prosecutor Jessica Yardley’s husband went to prison for a series of brutal murders. She’s finally created a life with her daughter and is a well-respected attorney. She’s moving on. But when a new rash of homicides has her ex-husband, Eddie, written all over them—the nightmares of her past come back to life.

The FBI asks Jessica to get involved in the hunt for this copycat killer—which means visiting her ex and collaborating with the man who tore her life apart.

As the copycat’s motives become clearer, the new life Jessica created for herself gets darker. She must ask herself who she can trust and if she’s capable of stopping the killer—a man whose every crime is a bloody valentine from a twisted mastermind she’s afraid she may never escape.

Doesn’t it sound good?!? I am very anxious to find out more about Jessica Yardly and what is in store for her. I’m sure her ex-husband is not done with her yet. Series books are my jam! It just stinks when you have to wait until the next book comes out! Read this book and let me know what you think!

Why Kindle and Kindle Unlimited?

First of all, the Kindle Paperwhite is the BEST gift I have ever gotten. I use it every single day. Not only that, but it is lightweight and fits perfectly in my purse. Since I spend so much time sitting in my car waiting on my kids, I get a lot of reading it. Besides having a Kindle Paperwhite, I also have a Kindle Unlimited subscription. For $9.99 a month, I have unlimited access to over 1 million books! For more information on Kindle Unlimited, click the image below and find out how you can get two free months!