Gary Turcotte continues his Fortune Teller series with Children of the Fortune Teller. I suggest reading these books in order. The author does explain the background in the prologue. A fortune teller inherits the sight from their mother or father on the eve of their...

"Monster Heart" is the story of Francis Norman Stein. Francis became Frank N. Stein when he started using steroids to beef up his already large size. He was a kind hearted young man turned into a raging monster by the drugs. Soon it wasn’t only...

This spy Sci-Fi adventure has everything to make it a great tale. If you like high tech spying, secret agents and dangerous killers, this is the book for you. The story begins when an agent, Derek, is getting another face. This means he is done...

Eric worked construction. He invested wisely and his investments grew. When times were tough men were laid off, most had financial, drug and alcohol problems. They were angry, blamed and resented Eric for their problems because he was financially healthy. They began to plot his...

Gary Turcotte is a prolific writer. I have read several of his books. His plots are always unique. They are character driven. I was quickly drawn into his latest book, Hurricane Jane. Our narrator, Andy was Bruce’s younger brother. Bruce was born with MS and he’s...

Warning: This book contains extreme violence and is not for the faint of heart. Iron Stan: Psycho Cop by Gary Turcotte is the story of Stan. He was raised by his uncle in the remote foothills of a mountain range. Uncle Hector hated everyone. When he...

The setting is the 1950s. The story begins with Garrett describing his family. His father was a shoe salesman and his mother is a stay-at-home housewife. Life seemed mundane. Garrett was a teenage social misfit. He made friends with the Tamworts, a new family...

Garrett Ramsey and his friends always seem to have a knack for getting in trouble, pulling pranks on each other and lying to get themselves out of one jam or another. This time, it didn’t work and when legal trouble finds them, Garrett...

Tom accepted the job as substitute guidance counselor at a private school where there was a high rate of suicides. The former counselor had a “red” file of troubled teens who shared in the Suicide Club. Most of the students seemed comfortable talking to Tom,...

Bart was named after his Uncle Bartlett. After returning from Vietnam where he was a POW, Barlett was never the same. He and three other POWs bought a small farm and dwelt together. At first they raised pot then they moved into dog fighting. They...

Edward Anthony Chase III, known to his family and friends as Ed, had a wife, a nice house, and a job as a white rapper, despite his father walking out on them and his mother being put into an institution. His aunt raised him with...

Stan is not the innocent man everyone thinks he is. In fact, The Return of Iron Stan by Gary Turcotte is all about the way that Stan locates and kills his victims. After all, what kind of serial killer would he be if he didn’t...

The depths of the human mind are virtually unfathomable and the effort to uncover what makes people behave the way they do takes a toll on the mental health professional. Jillian Strask is a young psychologist who has foregone a ‘normal’ life in order to...

Have you ever wondered why some people are never happy with their situation while others embrace life with a passion? What makes them see the world through grey tinted glasses where every opportunity is seen as another way to fail? On The Way Or In...

The Donors by Gary Turcotte is a great book that I adored and that isn’t an overstatement; a narrative with hints of crime and adventure that begins with the protagonist, Tom, needing legal assistance. Beaten, shot and left for dead in a foreign country, Tom...