Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz The bold Mr Koontz is a regular feature on Rebel Voice. He has been both lauded and slated on this site. His books demand both. He also has a dog fixation. That’s not a typo. It is dog. Thankfully, not every book is degraded by his canine obsession. However, Deano, […]
The Lost World – Michael Crichton Sequel To Jurassic Park
The Lost World by Michael Crichton Fans of this dinosaur franchise may feel that there is no point in reading a book when they have already watched the movie. That would be a mistake. The book has only a superficial resemblance to the movie, or should that be the other way around as the book […]
Go Set A Watchman – Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Sequel
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee Scout Finch is all grown up. The central figure from Harper Lee’s award-winning novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is now twenty-six and going by her given name of Jean Louise Finch. In Lee’s long awaited sequel, we get to experience a different side to Jean Louise’s family life […]
You Can’t Spell America Without Me – Autobiographical Parody
You Can’t Spell America Without Me by Alec Baldwin and Kurt Anderson This book was published in 2017 and is an attempt to parody newly elected US President, Donald Trump. The subject himself has mentioned it only to ridicule the authors, but apparently has a skin thick enough to deflect the most vicious barbs. He […]
Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller On the Italian island of Pianosa, close to the end of the Second World War, US air-force captain Yossarian is desperate to be grounded. He’s become convinced that the next bomb raid he undertakes will be the one that kills him. He’s not alone in this. Most of the saner […]
Red Icon – By Sam Eastland
Red Icon by Sam Eastland (2015) It’s Moscow in 1944, and the Soviets are at last in the ascendancy during the war. The Nazi menace is fighting a vicious rearguard action as the Reds force a bloody path to Berlin. During the many smaller sporadic skirmishes in Eastern Germany, two Russian tank crew members take […]
The Kingfisher Secret – Roman-á-clef By Anonymous (2018)
The Kingfisher Secret by Anonymous Grace Elliott is a journalist with a low-end magazine in Canada and is feeling mighty unfulfilled. She yearns for the break that will give her the recognition and acceptance that has long been her dream. During her employment, Grace has managed to cultivate a working relationship with Elena Craig, the […]
House Of The Rising Sun – Novel By James Lee Burke
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke Hackberry Holland is a man out of his time. He was a Texas Ranger, involved in many gun battles with the Mexican Army as well as the indigenous people of North America. But it’s 1918 and time has moved on. The old ways employed by men […]
Purple Cane Road – James Lee Burke Thriller
Purple Cane Road by James Lee Burke Dave Robicheaux is a deeply troubled man. Not that you would know it. He only kills a few people every year and wouldn’t beat anyone up more than twice a week. But we like Dave at Rebel Voice. We like his style. We admire the cut of his […]
The Forbidden Door – Thriller By Dean Koontz
The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz This is book 4 in the Jane Hawk series. Jane Hawk is a rogue FBI agent under serious pressure. Her husband was killed by a shadow government and the death made to look like suicide. Jane was threatened with the death of her only child, 5-year-old Travis, if she […]
Heartwood – Billy Bob Holland Novel By James Lee Burke
Heartwood by James Lee Burke Billy Bob Holland is a former Texas Ranger turned lawyer. During his gun-slinging days on the border, he killed many men, most of them Mexican drug mules transporting narcotics into Texas. It was on one of those raids that he accidentally shot and killed his partner and best friend, LQ […]
Dark In Death – J.D. Robb Thriller
Dark In Death by J.D. Robb The work never ends for Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York homicide squad in the year 2061. Although Eve has all she could ever need in terms of wealth and love – being married to Irish billionaire, Roarke – she is still an extremely driven person. Eve’s childhood […]