The Devil's Dance by Brett McKay tells the harrowing journey of Chase Gray, a former SWAT officer, who goes on a road trip with his 14-year-old estranged daughter, Oakley. When the latter is kidnapped by Tocho, a member of a bizarre tribal cult, Chase begins...

The Consent of Shadows by Naza Semoniff is a frightening narrative about a dystopia that feels eerily familiar. Jack Aldren appears at the start as a conscientious citizen, dutifully following his role as a city bureaucrat, going through the motions of meaningless repetition, while deeply...

Dig Two Graves by Andrew Hallman is a gripping noir thriller that explores themes of revenge, loyalty, and the search for respect. Set against the sweltering backdrop of Southwest Florida, the novel follows Von Martin, a man recently released from prison, as he navigates a...

Summer Poltergeists by Sharon Bradshaw is a collection of ghost stories set during summer, a season often associated with light and warmth, but here turned into a stage for creepy and unsettling encounters. The book explores the supernatural through three distinctive stories, each rich in...

After a near brush with death at the hands of an assailant they barely know, Nashville PI Ethan and his wife, Michelle ‘Mickey’ Jenks, are left shaken and with a ton of questions. The assailant, later identified as D. J. Burnett, had demanded that the...

The Book of Outcasts by Matt Nagin presents a collection of stories that all read independently but share a creative leitmotif of testing the boundaries of people in extreme, often horrifying, realities. In A Triumph of Humanity, a male patient undergoes invasive medical care while...

Linked by Ink by Myunique C. Green is about Jonae Bates, a journalist in the city of Grande Gables, filled with dark secrets. Her journey begins with an assignment to unveil the gossip and scandals beneath the facade of Havenstock. As she delves into her...

In the science fiction thriller Who Nuked Silicon Valley? by Mike Donoghue, David Erdogan leads a tech firm under the control of his AI superior, Big Al, enduring blackmail and other attacks on his company. Meanwhile, Katie is a hacker who steals AI memories to...

In Rick Maloy's Detour From Honor, Charlie Woods is emotionally lost after the sudden passing of Desiree, his wife. Tormented by questions he cannot answer, he begins searching for clues about her past. As Charlie digs deeper, he discovers many secrets about the woman he...

The wave of independence that swept through Africa during the 1960s saw major political realignments. Exceptions were South Africa, the Portuguese territories, and Southern Rhodesia. The latter declared independence unilaterally from its colonial ruler in 1965, and became involved in an escalating bush war against...