Isabella Steel

The Silicone Gambit is an amazing political thriller that will have you gripping your pages or gripping your Tablet. Steel is a book weaving mistress and she does not miss a beat.

We open to James Quinn an Oceanside Harbor regular who out of friendship meets up with a college Christ Rodgers to help him collect water samples around a certain section of water. When both are nearly blown to kingdom come Steel has our attention. We then shift to political stuff and the gruesome death of a foreign reporter. Insert SVU dunt dunt music here.

We then meet hard-nosed reporter Amy Radigan who is led to report on a possible pollution scandal in those same seawaters that may have political ties. This information can only add to the already political scandal that is brewing in the White House that could cripple the whole U.S. economy. Sounds headache-inducing but Steel story weaver goddess blends it all together and you are like dang this is getting good!

For one Steel creates great characters and does brilliant complex storytelling that is easy to follow. Especially if you are new to this political thriller genre world. While not a political enthusiast Steel still manages to hold your attention by writing strong relatable characters that you want to invest in and just great simple storytelling, and you want more. If you love political thrillers check out The Silicon Gambit.… (més)

Revenge is Reason Enough by Isabella Steel
What I like about this series is the fact there are many stories that all tie together.
Amazing how it all unfolds before your eyes and the big wham at the end to throw you off.
There is action, betrayal, travel, romance, sinister plot to get back at the government because what they did to his family.
The plots are so detailed and no crumbs left behind. I can really see some things in this book really happeneing, espeically with the whole pandemic still here, years after it started.
Suspense and a bit of a thriller, there is so much to tally up including the deaths all around.
Love how they are able to transform themselves with surgery and go ahead to lead a normal life as if nothing ever happened.
Enjoy the series because it involves things I've heard about on the news, going on in todays world and ot get a glimpse of how thins could be so different.
The author never lets you wander off, keeps your attention throughout.… (més)

I first came across Steel's work in the critically acclaimed Skadegemutc: Ghost Witch, a paranormal horror tale. Steel does a 180-degree turn with a pollical thriller in Revenge is Reason Enough. While not a particular fan of political thrillers, Steel managed to keep this non-political thriller lover engaged with the plot. It is all thanks to her sensational story weaving prowess (Which she showed in Ghost Witch.), and she is showing it here too, managing to hook a reader no matter what.

I did not quite get that the book is said to be part of the Amy Radigan Mystery. While her character was not the front runner of the novel, it did seem to take part in her world making you wonder how Revenge and Amy Radigan Mystery all fit in.

Either way, Revenge is Reason Enough is an engaging political thriller aimed to entertain and make us think about our own government and its secrets.… (més)

False Dragons by Isabella Steel
This book starts out with dedication page and then praise for author's works.
Like hearing about the legends and how they are told from generation onward.
I find there are quite a few characters in the story line with so many species of fairy beings. Am familiar with a handful of them but theis is a wide spectrum of them.
Good story to learn about them all and their personal attributes.
Like hearing of the quest/challenge they undertake and how they are able to overcome obstacles. They have a lot of power others do not have, magic, spells.
They are fighters and use their heads when it comes to strategic moves.
They must stay away from the dragons at all costs. I do see a few referenes to other fairy tales and like how they are hidden.
Kind of reminds me of an online game I used to play: you got the quest you went about to collect clues and stayed away from the bad guys. Used magic and spells when you had to move on through the quest.
Love library best as it holds many secrets and clues for the others who spend time there.
Conlficts and teaming up with others to present a stronger force.
If this was made into a movie I know I'd really enjoy it a lot more.
Good story.… (més)