Borrowed Tales by Michael Bowers centers on Sam, a broken man trying to hide from the world on a back corner barstool at Leo's pub. His simple routine is constantly interrupted by overwhelming mental shifts that drop him right back into the most pivotal and...

In O.J. Lovaz’s Prettier When Still, psychiatrist Emma Tyler becomes alarmed when her patient Kathy Preston misses a scheduled therapy appointment, only to learn hours later that Kathy has died from an apparent overdose inside her home in Canton, Michigan. Police quickly classify the death...

In Joseph Rein’s Youtopia Infinity, FBI investigator Ana Downer returns to Youtopia Towers after a man murders his wife along with their children, Tanner and Lilly, inside Youtopia Infinity, a virtual reality system built to regulate human emotion and prevent violence. Ana soon discovers evidence...

In Charles Puccia’s Salt & Pepper Man, amateur PI Vinnie Briggs travels to Sicily hoping for a relaxing romantic getaway. The trip quickly spirals into danger before Vinnie checks into his hotel. A former best friend, now an FBI informant inside the mob, asks for...

When There’s Skin in the Game by D. A. Williams is a thrilling read. David Allen Winston, better known as Win, was a dedicated Navy officer with a promising career; that was until the death of his sister, Laura. She was the accidental casualty of...

Steven James Foreman presents a fresh take on the tale of Hansel and Gretel in The Witch of Treblinka. After the brutal persecution of the Roma people by the Nazis ended in 1945, many among them still found themselves starving and homeless. Siblings Gretel and...

John B. Peoples by Michael Cowan follows John, a salesman living out of a small converted garage and struggling under the weight of alimony payments. Everything changes in an instant when a ticket he chipped in to buy with his boss, Ed, hits a multi-million...

In One of Us Must Die by Zelly Ruskin, we follow Sterling, a mother who has spent decades putting on a brave face to protect her children from their cold, calculating father, Keith. On the outside, her life in a wealthy New York suburb looks...

In Andrew Higgins's Murder Most Necessary, after inheriting a house in the Mourne Mountains town of Killnakree, following the death of her aunt Clodagh Sutton, Belfast librarian Demelza Blaine leaves her former life behind and accepts a position at the local newspaper owned by Natasha...

Sam and James Unbridled by AA Freda follows Sam and James as they help a family torn apart by the loss of a son in 1982, in Mississippi. While in Colorado, a friend of Sam's is murdered, and a serial killer is on the loose....