In Anthony Pond’s Conquistadors, Ryan Jordan joins a small expedition in central Mexico to climb three of the country’s highest volcanoes under the direction of their guide, Ricardo. After becoming ill at a mountain lodge following a meal in town, he chooses to continue with...

As Whistle While You Lurk by Judith Sterling begins, Gwyn Camm inherits her great-aunt Ethel’s home and is adjusting to life in Salem. She meets with Elizabeth, who wants her to come back to work at The Witch House in April, to which she agrees....

The House in the Middle of the Street by Jennifer Sklias-Gahan is a modern fairy tale with a dark pulse, centered on a mysterious inherited home and the secrets it harbors. The story begins with Rebecca and her husband moving into the house, a beautiful...

At fifty-two, Calder Brandt, a veteran industrial consultant at Scientific Management (SM) Consulting, was struggling with a lot. He could no longer dismiss the deteriorating condition of his neck, which was a result of his battle with stage four throat cancer over a decade earlier....

Nowhere Land by Pamela K. Kinney is about Parker Burkett and his sister Lisa, who inherit a strange, haunted property in Virginia. Wanting answers about the stories, Parker hires a paranormal investigation team led by Ben Neilson. The group includes Carla, Jenny, and a psychic...

The Serpent's Fall is a thrilling action novel by JD Zeeman. In Cape Town, South Africa, a former police officer lost his family in a tragic grenade explosion and left the force. Jack Dunning now works at a diner. However, when a young woman fleeing...

Adrian Cox's The Fall follows Raymond Cutter, a former Los Angeles police detective in the 1920s. After being pushed out of the force because of his sexuality and buried in debt, his life falls apart. He ends up working as a private investigator, accepting rough...

In Olympus Dawn by Zoë Routh, Dr. Victoria Tang develops a cartridge capable of converting carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen, positioning Mars for rapid habitation and placing her at the center of a corporate power struggle. When she is seized by agents acting for Lincoln...

Mission 37 by Michael Berk begins in 1945, when Army flight surgeon Captain Jack Monroe is summoned from a quiet English hospital to observe an autopsy in Germany that is meant to confirm the death of Nazi official Martin Bormann. When procedural gaps and missing...

For Cause by Mark Shaiken is part of the 3J legal thriller series. 3J, or Josephina Jillian Jones, is a Kansas City attorney, and she’s taken on a Chapter 11 case for Paxton Energy. She’s not worried—until she sees a video of the Paxton CEO...