Blood & Rust: On Devil’s Throne by P. D. Platt opens with Deacon Greenleaf confined in a rusty metal box as claustrophobic as a coffin, in pain from injuries, but with no memory of why he is hurt or how he got there. The only...

In Louisiana Blood: A Chandler Travis and Duke Lanoix Mystery, Mike Donald weaves a thriller that combines family dirty secrets with a conspiracy, an evocation of one of the goriest moments of a serial killer. Detective Chandler Travis has always had an inquisitive mind and...

It was meant to be a girls' holiday. A non-stop enjoyment-packed vacation. Unfortunately, the car had other plans. Broken down in the middle of nowhere seemed like the start of a horror movie, and in some respects their instincts were right. While Gabrielle and her...

Blending In: A Tale of Homegrown Terrorism by Norman Brewer begins with a blast and an explosive moment that threatens an ongoing press conference, when a rocket-propelled explosive rips through the air, stopping short of the Russian Embassy. The casualties cause pandemonium. This entry defines...

The Atlantis Papyrus: Not All Secrets Are Worth Revealing by Jay Penner is a historical novel with a complex plot built on a powerful and long-standing tradition. Alexander the Great has died and the entire kingdom is plunged into uncertainty. The problem is he’s left...

In this first book of the Aquamarine Sea Series, Kat Jensen, who has mourned the death of her husband too long, has been forced to close down her business. Despite no lack of willing male companions, she shies away from them, but suddenly finds herself...

Gazelle in the Shadows by Michelle Peach is an enthralling tale of adventure and espionage set in the mid-90s. Elizabeth Booth is a student of Arabic at Durham University, someone who loves to travel, obsessed with the desire to visit legendary places. When the opportunity...

The Company of Demons by Michael Jordan is a wonderful blend of crime and mystery, a riveting story with sophisticated characters. Lawyer John Coleman is shocked, like everyone else, at the murder of his friend, a murder that is brutal and that looks like the...

In The Detour, Dan Icor is a CPA who has seen his father, a simple dentist, taken advantage of because of family. Dan learns at an early age that some people consider themselves privileged and don’t have to live by the same set of rules...

Lucia’s Poltergeist by Felicia Kate Solomon dives deep into the journey of Lucia, a girl who craves love, care, happiness, and a better life. Her dreams are constantly crushed by her reality. Her mother is a single parent to three kids: Lucia, Ben, and Tim....