“Nora Sheehan sits in a jail cell in Lodgepole, Colorado, surrounded by three cinderblock walls and the kind of steel bars she’s only seen on television, gray and cold. She’s thirteen, the woman she might become still a shadow even though she’s ready to discard her childhood. A longing for…
Neil NyrenJanuary 31, 2025
Michael Sears brings a feeling of intensity and the no-nonsense urgency of a native New Yorker to his gritty crime novels. It’s as if his characters jump off the pages to declaim “I’m working here, get a move on.” They are at home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and equally…
Linda HitchcockJanuary 30, 2025
Nine Minutes Eleven Seconds explodes off the page with cinematic action and a clever, tech-terror driven plot. L.V. Pederson’s immersive thriller features a diabolical mastermind with connections to the attacks on the twin towers, and an unsuspecting heroine who must find the strength to overcome personal trauma and help stop…
Michael FerryJanuary 28, 2025
“Can breaking the law ever be the right thing to do?” That’s the moral question young Edie Black ponders early in Michael Colburn’s historical thriller Stolen Brilliance: A Lady Black Mystery, which brings Victorian London to life. It’s an intriguing question — and Edie has a vested interest. She thinks…
Jim AlkonJanuary 27, 2025
Twenty years ago, Logan’s father died tragically, with nobody as his witness except 9-year-old Logan. Of course, the authorities don’t believe Logan’s insistence that it was a mermaid that leaped from the water and dragged him under. So, living with a hazy memory, doubting his own mind and reality, Logan…
Megan BeauregardJanuary 24, 2025
Roberto Palumbo’s immersive and haunting journey into 1657 The Year of the Plague showcases the depths of human suffering and the resilience of mankind during one of Europe’s darkest chapters in history. Set in Genoa, this historical novel offers a staunch look at a city gripped by fear, despair, and…
Monique SnymanJanuary 24, 2025
When you hear the name Edgar Allan Poe, you probably think of ghosts, gloom and death. Though he only lived to be 40 years old, the stories Edgar Allan Poe left behind have certainly outlived him. January 19, 2025 would have been Poe’s 216th birthday, so today we look back…
Megan BeauregardJanuary 20, 2025
“Coal itself was at the heart of the next calamitous turn of events, as it was for the whole planet. Fighting coal had its own set of consequences. The powers that be wouldn't give it up easily.” In Lake Superior City, Wisconsin, coal is destroying the environment around Blue Lake.…
Megan BeauregardJanuary 17, 2025
If the nail-biting suspense and psychological twists of the addictive Netflix show Squid Game, had you hooked, you're not alone. The show has captivated viewers with its high-stakes drama, exploration of human nature, moral dilemmas, and creative kills, leaving fans craving more stories that dive deep into the darkness of…
Monique SnymanJanuary 15, 2025
When Mimi Went Missing packs a wallop and commands the reader’s attention right from the opening paragraph. For many, it may be a reminder of the dreaded high school cliques and the mean girls who ran them but with darker intent. This debut novel of Suja Sukumar is categorized as…
Linda HitchcockJanuary 14, 2025
Bonnie Kistler brings forth her formidable credentials as a seasoned trial attorney with success in federal and several state courts along with a Bryn Mawr College undergraduate magma cum laude Honors in English Literature degree to the creation of her ingenious dark psychological thrillers. Her taut writing, intricate plotting, hairpin…
Linda HitchcockJanuary 13, 2025
Hong Kong Redux opens in the midst of a deadly international conspiracy. President Xi Jinping stares down a red folder with a large white star — it contains a plan that has been in the works for decades. “With this operation, we will take a big step forward to ensure…
BookTribJanuary 10, 2025
Readers of spy fiction may have wondered if the genre would melt away after the Cold War, but it turns out the secret world of espionage is timeless. All a good spy novel needs are a brave hero (or heroine) and some international skullduggery. With Moscow Nights Return, Book 1…
Joanna PoncavageJanuary 8, 2025
“Here she was. Day three. Standing in front of a rickety mobile home on a dusty reservation where she didn’t belong, working a job she didn’t want, sure she wasn’t ready to face a fuming mother convinced her daughter was missing.” In Laurie L. Dove’s Mask of the Deer Woman,…
Neil NyrenDecember 27, 2024