In Gabriel F.W. Koch’s Drop Dead Cadillac, private investigator Marlowe Black travels to a polluted inlet in Brooklyn after a reclusive mystery writer reports a Cadillac sinking beneath the tide near his isolated house. Inside the trunk Marlowe discovers a woman beside a younger lover...

Suzanne Parry’s The Communist’s Secret begins in 1941, where former Leningrad radio worker Katya Karavayeva joins a Soviet volunteer labor squad, expecting to dig defensive trenches against the German invasion. After a disastrous attack near the Luga River destroys the group, Katya escapes into occupied...

In Scott Eveloff’s The Golem’s Holocaust, after Jewish teenager Shayna Essenreich survives a mass execution inside a Nazi death camp in occupied Poland, an elderly rabbi gives her sacred clay tied to an ancient legend about a protector created for persecuted Jewish communities. Buried beneath...

In Finding Sutton's Choice by Brenda Haas, Charlotte Sutton returns to Lakeside, Ohio, after a phone call reveals her estranged father, former baseball writer Chuck Sutton, is developing Alzheimer’s disease. Charlotte plans to stay only long enough to help manage his medical appointments before returning...

In Is That DiMaggio? by Nick Brigeman, New York middle school student Dave spends his afternoons collecting baseball memorabilia at Triple Crown Trinkets, a neighborhood shop run by former Montreal Expos player Lenny Johnson. After purchasing a rare 1941 Joe DiMaggio baseball card, Dave becomes...

In Pamela S. K. Glasner's Journey Key, Nora's existence is defined by the repetitive chores in her home and the demands of her dismissive husband, Lyle. Life in Winter Falls takes a sharp turn when a loose floorboard reveals a tin box containing a key...

In Lesha Fite’s Alexandra, after surviving a devastating car accident, Alexandra Carter begins recovering memories that threaten the carefully managed life she presents to everyone around her. While her identical twin sister, Cassie, believes she is finally healing, Alexandra quietly revisits hidden secrets tied to...

How does one woman find purpose after heartbreak? This question is at the heart of The Cold Heart of War by Juliann Dorell. The story begins just before the Civil War, and centers on Beatrice Bradley, a strong-willed, thoughtful woman dealing with personal loss while...

In Painting Over Cracks by Lee Bukowski, Beth and Danny were in an accident. They were hit on Danny’s side of the car; he was thrown out and died at the scene. Beth survived with a few injuries but now faces life without Danny. To...

Mitchell and Michael, twin brothers, were child prodigies. In Charter Road’s Play with My Heart, Mitchell is hailed as being perhaps the greatest violinist in the world, while his twin brother, Michael, is one of the best pianists. Their father promoted the boys’ talents, wanting...