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Man Gains Power to See the Future in Grounded Dark Fantasy Novel

As a devout reader of fantasy and dark fiction, one of my most common criticisms of the genres is that they are rife with tropes. While tropes are not inherently negative, as using a proven formula is a logical path to success, overuse can often lead to burnout. Tropes can…

Wyatt SemenukJanuary 18, 2023

Book Club Network Fiction

Dark Psychological Fairy Tale is Reese’s January Book Club Pick

Reese Witherspoon has announced that her January Book Club pick is debut author Ana Reyes’ The House In The Pines (Dutton). Filled with eerie nostalgia, impossible-to-guess twists, and a fascinating look at how the fantasy of “going home” can quickly fall apart, the book is a fresh, impressive launch for Reyes which…

BookTribJanuary 17, 2023

BooksToScreen Fiction Listicles

5 Novels to Read If You Loved Netflix’s “Dead to Me”

I’m not really one to make New Year’s resolutions about dieting or gym memberships. I would never cheat on my Peloton and I’m getting too old to give up ice cream. (Gluten, yes. Chunky Monkey, no thank you.) So this year, most of my New Year's Resolutions resemble a television…

Amy ImpellizeriJanuary 12, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

A Māori Cop and Murders That Are All Too Personal

“If you want to achieve mental clarity, if you seek nothingness, become a Buddhist monk. For fuck sake don’t decide to be a career cop.” Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman knows this all too well. In Michael Bennett’s Better the Blood (Atlantic Monthly Press), Westerman, a Māori cop in Auckland,…

Neil NyrenJanuary 3, 2023

Fiction

Texas-Sized Cozy Mystery Mixes Coffee, Music and Murder

Coffee, music, and murder. Olivia Blacke's first book in the Record Shop Mysteries, Vinyl Resting Place (St. Martin’s), is a thrilling and lighthearted mystery that keeps you engrossed page after page. If you are looking for a cozy mystery to warm up your winter days, look no further! Join the…

Kelsey HallDecember 21, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Riveting Prohibition-Era Noir Novels Reprinted in Classic Crime Editions

John Florio’s stunning novel Sugar Pop Moon (Open Road Media) was a welcome addition to the noir canon of literature when it debuted in 2013. The following year, Blind Moon Alley, the second in what were called “The Jersey Leo mysteries” was published but didn’t receive quite the notice they…

Linda HitchcockDecember 16, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Mother on the Run from Abuse Faces Psychic Powers and Hidden Past

Vega is on the run, with nothing but her infant son in her arms, the beat-up old van she grew up in, and a postcard from her late mother, pointing her in the direction of the picturesque town of Crystal, Ohio. Described as a “nothing town full of nobodies”, Vega…

Megan BeauregardDecember 13, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

In Haunting Wilderness Thriller, Most Dangerous Predator is Man

A Ghost of Caribou (William Morrow) is the third in a series of light-up-the-night/edge-of-your-seat suspenseful wilderness thrillers written by Alice Henderson featuring wildlife biologist Dr. Alex Carter. It is most definitely not a cozy mystery. It may well keep you awake at night with your lights blazing! Many of us…

Linda HitchcockDecember 6, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Old Rivals Threaten Gamache in Louise Penny’s Latest, Soon a Prime Original Series

In Louise Penny’s new mystery, World of Curiosities (Minotaur), the past and present of Québec Sûreté Chief Inspector Armand Gamache once again collide in the idyllic village of Three Pines. But this time, in its most deadly form possible. Siblings with a Shady Past It is spring, and as the…

Jodé MillmanNovember 29, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Murder at High School Reunion Reveals Decades-Old Secrets in New Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths’ latest suspenseful mystery novel Bleeding Heart Yard (Mariner) might rightfully give pause to those readers who are contemplating attending an upcoming high school reunion. It’s daunting enough to be concerned about your appearance and imagining how you might measure up to long-ago classmates without finding one old friend…

Linda HitchcockNovember 16, 2022

Tom Farrell

Tom Farrell has worked as a golf course starter and a chemist, and clerked at City Hall in Chicago while attending law school. He has served as Vice President of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, a nonprofit corporation, and was a past finalist in the Pikes Peak Writer’s Contest in the…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Jesse Banner

Jesse Banner is the author of To Hover Over Waters, the first book in a series about children who have magically and mysteriously been made invisible to the world around them. Drawing inspiration from a variety of books and movies, he wrote the novel as an exploration of purpose,…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Helaine Mario

Helaine Mario is the author of four novels of suspense - Firebird (Amazon E-book), and the award-winning Classical Music Suspense Series, The Lost Concerto, Dark Rhapsody and Shadow Music. Helaine, a Boston University graduate, has been married for over 50 years and lives with her husband Ron in Arlington, VA. She is…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Renaii West

Renaii West has been writing and performing from an early age. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she became the dramatic arts instructor in a performing arts program, where she wrote and directed many of her own productions. Desiring to spread her creative wings, she is now creating…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Steve Goble

Steve Goble is a former Ohio journalist, now working with a digital investigations and cybersecurity firm in Cleveland. He writes a series of modern-day detective novels and a series of historical mysteries featuring pirates in the 1720s. He is a board member for Mystery Writers of America’s Midwest Chapter. Read…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Author Rob Leininger

Rob Leininger is an electronic technician (U.S. Navy), a mechanical engineer, a high school math teacher, the author of the Gumshoe P.I. series and other mysteries and thrillers. He lives in Northwest Montana with his wife and three spoiled dogs. Read our review of his latest, Gumshoe in the Dark,…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

Man Gains Power to See the Future in Grounded Dark Fantasy Novel

5 Novels to Read If You Loved Netflix’s “Dead to Me”

Tom Farrell

Jesse Banner

Helaine Mario

Renaii West

Steve Goble

Author Rob Leininger

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