Bulwer-Lytton’s classic opening line, “It was a dark and stormy night,” has met with considerable disdain over the years, but, in reality, beginning a story with a horrific storm is a good way to set the scene and engage readers. Set the scene in two...

Still Doing It: The Con is On, Again by Jill Vance is an intriguing novella reminiscent of Oceans 11. Written from a first-person perspective, we are introduced to our female lead, a con artist itching to pull off her next scam. Unfortunately, her team needs...

Hide Her by Chris Patchell is a work of fiction in the crime genre. Officer Lacy James is late dropping off her children at her ex-husband’s for a camping weekend. She suddenly sees a figure in the road and slams on the brakes when she...

The Book of Thomas is a work of fiction in the horror, suspense, and psychological thriller subgenres. It is best suited to mature readings owing to explicit language throughout and the presence of graphic violence. Penned by author Craig R Key, we find ourselves following...

Five Will Die by L.A. Detwiler is a psychological thriller with an interesting plot. Becky has just started work at the Evermore Publishing Team, looking for a new start, but this may not be what she had in mind. Everyone in the office has a...

Never Let Go by Lori Duffy Foster is a horrifying psychological thriller. Carla is thrilled to be invited to lunch by her best friend, Rachel, especially when she is asked to take her baby with her. Rachel doesn’t like kids and wasn’t a close friend...

Dirty Laundry: Not Everything is What it Seems by Cori Nevruz is a fast-paced psychological thriller. Samantha’s husband expected a lot of her. He wanted his house kept nice, meals on the table, and he wanted her to be presentable. When children came along, it...

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Marc Jedel is the third book in the Ozarks Lake Mystery series. When she started her day Elizabeth never expected that everything would change with a phone call that would lead her to meet her father. She finally gets a...

The Brothers Thanatos by Joshua Gamon is an urban fantasy novel with a solid plot and well-rounded characters. Maximilian Thanatos, or Max, was once an agent of a secret society dedicated to protecting ancient mysticism. Now he is a semi-retired detective of the mysterious. However,...

By the Water is a collection of stories by Kelly Artieri. Each short story sets up an ordinary situation and describes the events leading up to a murder. Some of the stories are interconnected, and they all show the circumstances that drive average people to...