Reviews of the Works of John E. Stith
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| Memory Blank |
"Enticing enough to cause you to read it straight through." |
1985-12-01 | December 1985 | Modem Times | Jennifer Petkus | view |
| Memory Blank |
"[Memory Blank] is a fine book, and one that won't be soon forgotten." |
1986-01-01 | 1986 (Gryphon Books) | Science Fiction Detective Tales | Gary Lovisi | view |
| Memory Blank |
"This story is a must read!...intricate web of intrigue... complex and satisfying ending...This book gets four stars in my opinion!" |
1986-01-01 | January 1986 | CompuServe | George Wilhelmsen | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Be warned: once started it's hard to put down. " |
1986-02-01 | February 1986 | Front Range L5 Newsletter | Carla Bucy | view |
| Memory Blank |
"I liked it a lot.... I loved Vincent, who has the BEST lines." |
1986-03-01 | March 1986 | I Love a Mystery | Carol Howell | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Memory Blank combines mystery and science fiction well, allowing the technology to become part of the plot. This is a truly hard combination to pull off, but Stith does it well." |
1986-04-02 | April 1996 | FOSFAX | Bruce Gardner | view |
| Memory Blank |
"It is good SF, it's a fine mystery, and it's also quite funny at times.... I recommend this book very highly." |
1986-04-01 | February 1986 | FOSFAX | Timothy Lane | view |
| Memory Blank |
"In the realm of novels, John E. Stith's Memory Blank...is a good solid mystery, a good adventure, and even a good science-fiction novel--all between one set of covers." |
1986-05-01 | May 1986 | Starlog | Chris Henderson | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Pretty good fun." |
1986-05-01 | May 1986 | Fantasy Review | Joe Sanders | view |
| Memory Blank |
"John Stith is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. Good reading!" |
1986-06-01 | June 1986 | Galactic Dispatch | Joe Sokola | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Gave me the most realistic description of living in an O'Neill colony of anything I've read, and colony descriptions are interwoven through this fast-paced and intriguing story." |
1986-07-01 | July 1986 | L5 News | Carla Bucy | view |
| Memory Blank |
"This is a spaceborn mystery story, quite well done." |
1986-07-01 | July 1986 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Don D'Ammassa | view |
| Memory Blank |
"An enjoyable read." |
1986-08-01 | Aug/Sep 1986 | West Coast Review of Books | John Sherman | view |
| Memory Blank |
"I put aside another book I'd been reading, and even stayed up late one night finishing Memory Blank when I should have been catching up on sleep." |
1986-08-01 | 1 August 1986 | Pikes Peak Journal | Ken Jordan | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Entertaining!" |
1987-01-01 | Date unknown | Voice of Youth Advocates | unknown | view |
| Memory Blank |
"This futuristic thriller is taut and gripping, the characters are believable, and the computer's pretty human, too!" |
1987-01-01 | Winter 86/87 | British Science Fiction Society Newsletter | Di Wathen | view |
| Memory Blank |
"Stith's concentration on character ultimately surpasses all genres, making Memory Blank a fine novel of suspense for all." |
1990-02-01 | February 1990 | Reading for Pleasure | Cindy Bartorillo | view |
| Pushback |
Top-notch thriller.... I couldn't put the book down.... I hope Stith will keep pushing into the crime fiction area. He's a natural. See the full review here. |
2018-10-28 | 28 October 2018 | Kingdom Books | Beth Kanell | view |
| Pushback |
"Stith...successfully expands his horizons with this unsettling Hitchcockian thriller.... Judicious use of humor provides some relief from the dark plot line. Fans of Daniel Palmer-esque intelligent suspense will be pleased." See the full review here. |
2018-11-12 | Publishers Weekly | view | ||
| Pushback |
"...meticulously well-plotted and insightful novel of psychological suspense that plumbs the deepest depths of the human heart and soul." See the full review here. |
2018-11-26 | 26 November 2018 | Mysterious Book Report | John Dwaine McKenna | view |
| Pushback |
"Some people dream about going to their high-school reunion in their underwear. Dave Barlow goes to his and finds himself worse than naked--unrecognized. A lovely, twisty thriller that moves like a roller coaster--ratcheting up the suspense, then plunging into crisis, or doing a swift loop-the-loop through the flashbacks of PTSD before the climb starts again." |
2017-10-17 | 17 October 2017 | Author Quote | Diana Gabaldon | view |
| Pushback |
"PUSHBACK is a fast-paced crime novel guaranteed to keep you reading into the night. When financial advisor Dave Barlow finds himself the victim of a hoax, he soon discovers he has everything to lose. Accelerating through enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, PUSHBACK ramps up to a heart-pounding ending that will leave you breathless. Stith, known for his award-winning science fiction, really brings it home in his debut mystery. Bring on the next installment!" |
2018-04-30 | 30 April 2018 | Author Quote | Chris Goff | view |
| Pushback |
"John Stith's PUSHBACK is a fast-paced ride that gives new definition to the term 'bad week.' Besieged and belittled by a barrage of attacks, Dave Barlow's brutal trek through purgatory is a taut, tense thriller. Dave Barlow's self-effacing commentary--and John Stith's smooth prose--will have you gobbling up the pages faster than Barlow zooms all over the Pikes Peak region trying to figure out where his life went so terribly, terribly wrong." |
2018-06-10 | 10 June 2018 | Author Quote | Mark Stevens | view |
| Pushback |
"John Stith long ago showed himself master of the science fiction genre. With PUSHBACK, he proves he’s also a terrific mystery novelist. PUSHBACK is dynamite! Stith takes you on a gripping ride of twists and turns while the tension tightens like a noose, right up to the thrilling conclusion. A sympathetic and enterprising hero and a stop-at-nothing villain will make you just as eager as Dave Barlow to figure out who wants to ruin him. And who wants him dead." |
2018-06-18 | 18 June 2018 | Author Quote | Barbara Nickless | view |
| Pushback |
"Ordinary Hijacked by Extraordinary, With Comedy" "what’s most captivating about PUSHBACK is that even with people like Dave Barlow—just an average guy doing average things—life can take a shocking turn for the worse. But the book reminds us that, also like Dave, we have the power to turn it right-side up again, with humor at the center of our inner strength." See full review/interview here. |
2018-12-01 | December 2018 | The Big Thrill (newsletter of International Thriller Writers) | K. L. Romo | view |