A Monster Escapes by Lewis Wolfe is a wonderful blend of horror and thriller. Evil has the town of Brettville, Alabama, locked in fear and pain, a malicious power that grips people and induces a state of delusion. It feeds on negative emotions like guilt,...

As a reviewer, it’s always exciting to discover a new author, especially one who has just published his first novel. Chestnut Street is Simon Landry’s first novel, a fiction thriller, and it ticks the boxes when it comes to a unique plot, an engaging main...

In Murder at Murky Marsh by Claude Peterson, lovebirds Sadie and Seth Hawks arrive from Scotland, enthusiastic to begin their new life in the US. They arrive in Murky Marsh, a nineteenth-century settlement that lies between Waycross, Georgia, and the region around the Okefenokee Swamp....

The Coffee Cartel by Paul Barrett is a thriller full of entertainment. Retired FBI agent Paul Pilot and his friend, Carl, are fishing buddies and their boat is out near Cuba. They are surprised when two intruders board their 55’ Hatteras at night. They are...

Silent Retribution Man by J. Sato is an interesting, somewhat disturbing thriller that follows Lionel Seaver, who, after having had his share of bad guys and tired of seeing greedy people get away with acts of injustice, decides to be society's whip. The protagonist is...

The Lost Signal is the first book in the Slaves of Zisaida series by J.S. Fernandez Morales, a tightly-written, engrossing science-fiction story with strong political themes and an intergalactic war that can annihilate humanity. An encoded signal permits Dr. Ethan Fawkes to communicate with a...

The Piranha Solution by John Triptych is the first science fiction thriller in the Ace of Space series, taking the reader to a future human footprint on Mars, struggling for its very survival. Of the original four colonies established by Russia, China, ACE Corporation and...

In an article about writing, this sentence caught my eye: “Many readers today do not have time for literary flourishes or the patience to read anything extraneous. They want the facts and they want them quickly.” As sad as that may be for some, it’s...

Hellen, a single mother of a growing son, lost her job at the National Clean Energy Lab. Persuaded by her adoptive mother Elle living in Hawaii, she ventures onto a boat trip with her son Charlie, her brother Donovan, a retired doctor, and her old...

Secret Kill (Noir Nights Book 2) is written by Robin Storey. Successfully leaving a prior life of crime, and an abusive father and addictive mother, Jackson Forbes married an adventurous woman named Lindsey and worked his way up as a successful managing director with help...