Background: I grew up in the country, now living in Portland, Oregon. I'm the father to an awesome little girl. I read primarily thrillers and mysteries, but I will also venture into the classics when I can. I'm a huge women's basketball and hockey fan, and by day, work as a macOS Security Researcher.
Go-To Author: Tom Wood. His Victor series is a brutal as it is brilliant. A fantastic fictional look inside the mind of a cold-blooded killer.
Second, Dennis Lehane. He's famous for Mystic River and Shutter Island, but I love his Kenzie/Gennaro series. It's a first-person detective mystery that is just as fantastic in audiobook as the written version.
Author People Should Discover: Jordan Harper. If you haven't read She Rides Shotgun or Everybody Knows, you're missing out. Great noir-style novels.
William Kent Krueger. His standalones and his Cork O'Connor series are some of my new favorites. Visceral, emotional, and powerful.
Book You Would Recommend From 2023: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby. Cosby is one of the best. His novels are dark, tense, but a treat to read. I finished this novel in barely over a day. It sucks you and hits hard.
Most-Anticipated Book Of 2024: Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner. Her UNSUB series is terrifyingly good. Caitlin Hendrix is one of my favorite protagonists, and I'm so excited to see her back on the pages again.
Favorite Local/Indie Bookstore: Broadway Books in Portland, OR. A small store in PDX, but with a great staff and a pile of great books.
Powell's in Portland, OR. Powell's is known for its enormity. It's fun to just go and hang out there for hours.
Favorite Charities: Objective-See. I'm nerding out here, but Patrick Wardle creates free Mac Security tools to help protect users against malware. I've supported him for years, and I hope you will too.
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View Stuart’s Latest Reviews (book pub. dates)
Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins (6/25/24)
Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner (6/18/24)
The Instruments of Darkness by John Connolly (5/7/24)
One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry (3/12/24)
Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz (2/13/24)
The Exploit by Daniel Scanlan (9/14/23)
The Blue Hour Sanction by Landon Beach (8/29/23)
Lethal Range by Ryan Steck (8/15/23)
Deadlock by James Byrne (8/8/23)
The Last One by Will Dean (8/8/23)
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (6/6/23)
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (4/25/23)
Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor (4/4/23)
The Sniper by Jim Lindsay (3/7/23)
The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz (2/14/23)
The Fear of Winter by S.C. Sterling (1/18/23)
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper (1/10/23)
Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson (1/3/23)
A History of Fear by Luke Dumas (12/6/22)
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy (10/11/22)
The Furies by John Connolly (9/27/22)
Fields of Fire by Ryan Steck (9/6/22)
The Hacker by Daniel Scanlan (9/1/22)
Heat 2 by Meg Gardiner & Michael Mann (8/9/22)
The Neighborhood by Matthew Betley (8/9/22)
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor (8/2/22)
It Dies with You by Scott Blackburn (6/7/22)
Assassin's Edge by Ward Larsen (4/12/22)
The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart (2/22/22)
Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett (2/22/22)
Sierra Six by Mark Greaney (2/15/22)
Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz (2/8/22)
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (2/1/22)
The Runaway by Nick Petrie (1/18/22)
Targeted by Stephen Hunter (1/18/22)
Insurrection Day by Chris Hauty (1/4/22)
Armored by Mark Greaney (12/9/21)
The Body Man by Eric P. Bishop (11/11/21)
Final Spin by Jocko Willink (11/9/21)
The Last Protector by Simon Gervais (11/1/21)
The Nameless Ones by John Connolly (10/26/21)
Appointment in Tehran by James Stejskal (10/01/21)
Enemy at the Gates by Kyle Mills (9/14/21)
You Can Run by Karen Cleveland (8/31/21)
The Island by Ben Coes (8/17/21)
The Family Plot by Megan Collins (8/17/21)
The Mercenary’s Deception by Angela R. Watts (7/15/21)
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (7/6/21)
Sleeping Bear by Connor Sullivan (7/6/21)
Shadow Target by David Ricciardi (6/15/21)
Target Acquired by Don Bentley (6/8/21)
Chasing the Lion by A.J. Tata (6/1/21)
Basil's War by Stephen Hunter (5/4/21)
The Devil’s Hand by Jack Carr (4/13/21)
All the Violent Memories by J.B. Stevens (3/26/21)
Burying The Newspaper Man by Curtis Ippolito (3/16/21)
The Outside Man by Don Bentley (3/2/21)
A Man At Arms by Steven Pressfield (3/2/21)
Relentless by Mark Greaney (2/16/21)
Savage Road by Chris Hauty (1/5/21)
A Violent Gospel by Mark Westmoreland (1/1/21)
Time to Hunt by Simon Gervais (11/10/20)
The Hidden Vector by Matthew Snyder (9/28/20)
Total Power by Kyle Mills (9/15/20)
The Dirty South by John Connolly (8/20/20)
Assassin's Strike by Ward Larsen (8/18/20)
The Grim Alliance by Angela R. Watts (7/22/20)
Near Dark by Brad Thor (7/21/20)
Blacktop Wasteland by y S.A. Cosby (7/14/20)
The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer (5/5/20)
Savage Son by Jack Carr (4/14/20)
Broken by Don Winslow (4/7/2020)
Without Sanction by Don Bentley (3/3/20)
One Minute Out by Mark Greaney (2/18/20)
Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy (pub. 5/12/98)
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy (pub. 6/7/94)
All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (4/21/92)
The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy (5/5/65)
