Fate has its way of bringing people together, or perhaps it’s destiny. Whichever it is, Lieutenant Jane Sparks of the San Francisco PD found it quite peculiar. Who wouldn’t, when you are informed about a shoot-out at the garage of your workplace and the casualty...

Not even the anonymity that comes with an assumed identity is enough to keep Jim Peterson off the radar of his pursuer in Philip Derrick's latest book, Saigon Spring. The Vietnam War is drawing to a slow, painful conclusion and Jim has left it behind....

Dan Goodin's The Fives Run North-South is a gripping psychological thriller. The story opens with a terrifying road rage incident. Adam Mann, CEO of Fulton Marine Properties, is driving on Route 1 when a red SUV suddenly pulls out from a side road, right in...

The Woman Underwater is a gripping suspense novel. Penny Goetjen will draw you in with a mystery and keep you there as more tragedy unfolds. Victoria raised her sons after her husband mysteriously disappeared almost seven years before. She hoped for his return, keeping one...

Having shared part of their childhood, Roger Cullins' jealousy of Michael Wilbert stretched back to the first time they met. Hailing from a rich family, the spoiled and profoundly dumb Roger abhorred his peer for possessing everything he never had - except Michael’s parents' humble...

Grim, dark, and emotional, The Orientation of Dylan Woodger: A Central New York Crime Story by Chiuba Obele is an immersive mystery tale from start to finish. Told from the point of view of the protagonist, Dylan Woodger, he immediately reveals in the first chapter...

What if you had an all-knowing advanced AI that brings out the worst aspects of your character and helps you bury your darkest secrets? The Hotchkiss by Pierre Lawrence may be the answer to that question. This sci-fi satire opens with Charles Crenshaw celebrating his...

Canadian citizens Riley and Jake Marshall made a yearly trip to Jake’s parents’ winter home in Florida. The Marshalls were affluent and well-known. While the couple was returning from their latest trip, the car developed a fault after encountering a storm. Jake drove into a...

Prelude: Every Life is a Prelude to the Next by Cheryl A. Malakoff and Robert A. Clampett is a magnificent novel about reincarnation. When Carol Klein, a specialist in clinical hypnosis for pain management, cures her patient through deep hypnotic regressions, her belief in the...

Allan Cook's Death at Monksrest centers on a journey to England that Liz Reid, an L.A.-based financial fraud investigator, historian, and Chaucer enthusiast, couldn't resist taking. She immediately flew to London to meet her colleague Charlie, who whisked her off to Monksrest estate, located in...