The Outlands by Frank Torn is a dark and twisted story set primarily in the Outlands, the vast interior of post-war Australia. On an isolated property, a young boy and his closest friend felt an attraction toward each other that society in general and the...

The Arts Council by Dolly Gray Landon is a razor-edged satirical poke at the pretentiousness of the art world and asks the question: What exactly constitutes art? The Pimpleton Arts Council is an extraordinarily powerful body in the city of Pimpleton. Run by a group...

The Day the Devil Went on Trial by Ian Pear is a sharply imaginative novel that blends satire, theology, and modern life into a compelling story. From the opening scenes, where the Devil introduces himself at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the book establishes a tone...

The Lighthouse of Fools by Stephen Wayne begins with the collapse of Bradford-Wellington, which pushes Thomas Harker into relocating his family to desert land, where he starts the construction of a lighthouse. While the family starts anew, Thomas’s vision draws a small circle of unexpected...

The Lie by Jude Berman is a gripping thriller with compelling characters in very tight and compromising situations. Jedd is a top cybersecurity expert who wakes up in an unknown underground place, kidnapped and left without food or water. He struggles to remember how it...

Captain Jonathan Haraden, also known as “the Salamander”, has endured the deepest heartbreak of his life: losing his wife, Hannah. His grief is a heavy burden he constantly carries, but even so, the world continues to turn. Jon’s grief propels him back to sea with...

The Other Lotus Girl by Daniel A. Riddle is about an Asian girl who was trafficked to pay off her parents’ debt. Vân and her sister were promised jobs at a nail salon, but instead were forced into sexual exploitation. For nearly two years, Vân...

Tales of the South China Sea by Fred G. Baker follows Alex, Diego, and their crew as they work as pirates and smugglers in Southeast Asia in the late 1990s. Alex, a calm and skilled leader, teams up with Diego, a loyal Spanish-Filipino captain, and...

The Breaking of Time: Chronicles of the Arvynth by J. J. Hebert is a wonderfully complex dive into the world of fantasy. Daniel Ward is not what he appears to be. To his family and his colleagues, he is a mild-mannered, quiet accountant and family...

In The Juror’s Secret by Jimmy Ray Conner, the shining star in the story is elderly widow Grace Tilley, who works at the Bay Savings Bank in Cow Hollow. While this upmarket suburb of San Francisco is a lively and thriving area, there are problems....