Cold, Dark, and Silent by David C. Reed is set in the rural area of Seacord in Hurrt County at the end of the Covid 19 lockdown. Ashe has retired from police duties in the nearby Metro to nurse his father in his last days....

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...

In 2002, in Arizona, a school boy killed two girls out in the forest, carved a cross and a spiral into the body of one of them with a knife, and with a Sharpie drew a spiral on her left wrist. In Colorado, also in...

Chats with a Charlatan by Chris Wilkensen follows Kevin Davis, a therapist in Chicago whose life, both at work and at home, is falling apart. Kevin uses unorthodox methods in his sessions, sometimes giving his patients alcohol and marijuana in an attempt to break down...

Chasing the Underground by N M Sotzek follows former competitive Scanner Cam Tylar, who is secretly involved in illegal research on Artificial Intelligence Morphers, or AIMs. Cam discovers that the AIMs sold by Trevor McCarthy’s company are unstable and can stop obeying human control, sometimes...

Carrion by Adam Caisse follows Roval Gul, an appointed custodian of the dead in the city of Carenmar, when so many are dying. His duties place him at furnaces, roads, and battle sites, where he observes patterns suggesting that decay is being altered by a...

Crossing Neal by Catina Noble is a dystopian novel that follows the people who live in the walled City of Kneel. They are ruled by a totalitarian group known as the Agency, led by Captain Neal. His new scheme to keep the residents, known as...

Clyde is a science fiction thriller by Evan Borchert. Clyde can't feel his senses. All he sees is darkness. With no memories, Clyde is instead haunted by lucid dreams, while his entire body is paralyzed. Dr. Horatio Mizaridio (Jim Bob) attends to Clyde, unaware that...

Cincher's Waltz by Joslyn Chase captivated me with its intrigue and suspense. Riley Forte loses her entire family in a fire, an event that almost upends her life. She is training at a secret spy camp in Bavaria. Perhaps this is the only way to...

Chasing the Bangkok Dragon by K. E. Karl is set in Thailand in 1984. Thomas works for the DEA in the United States and is seconded to the Orson Group, a charity that is a cover for investigating and destroying drug shipments bound for America....