In Golden Horizon by Nick Bohnet, Matt has recently returned home as he runs away from the memories of the death of his fiancee, Sophie. However, his return turns out to be much more than the quiet life he was expecting. He is having financial...

For fans of terrorist thrillers, Bombing Chicago by Jerry Johnson makes for a great read. The plot is simple, but the details are what make the difference in the story, creating the complexity I look for in stories. While Republicans and Democrats are holding conventions,...

The Burn Patient: A Vega and Middleton Novel by Sue Hinkin is a pulsating meld of mystery, crime, and adventure with a powerful plot. Lucy is certain that the man who wanted to shoot her through the head died in Guerrero in a jeep explosion....

Two Los Angeles gangs are targeted by a serial killer, but the police are stumped by the cause of death in the chilling horror novel, The Poe Consequence by Keith Steinbaum. Despite his twin brother Kevin's skepticism, Warren Palmer visits a psychic about a job....

Nineteen-year-old Phoenix Cartwright meets Katharine I. Malone for the first time when Katharine accidentally stumbles into her office and introduces herself as a coworker. Phoenix feels a bit curious about the weird encounter, but she sweeps it aside shortly after. Her world comes crashing down...

In Justice of Brenda The Wolverine by Alex Markman, when an affluent and successful man named Edward Green commits suicide in his apartment, there are no signs of a crime being committed. Although he had been brutally assaulted, the only clue is his final spoken...

Kirk is murdered very early in the plot and then the mystery of In the Red by Dina Santorelli begins. Is Marty the killer or the innocent guy just caught in the wrong place at the wrong time? Recently separated, Muriel finds love with Marty...

Veritas: A Neil Baggio Suspense by Charles D'Amico is an engrossing crime thriller that follows a protagonist’s hunt for a serial killer. Neil Baggio is convinced he has found tranquility after his eventful days with the Bureau, but he is called back to investigate his...

Epidemic by Quentin Cope is a stunning thriller. Billy Bright is ambitious. He’s also a top criminal. He makes the acquaintance of a French aristocrat who possesses drawings of a WWII tunnel; Billy intends to excavate the tunnel starting in England but he didn’t bank...

Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves is a small collection of short horror stories by Michael Jess Alexander; so short as to be eligible for the designation “snippets”, or perhaps “brain fodder” intended for more lengthy treatment elsewhere. This is not to be critical of ultra-short fiction,...