"From the bridge, the riverbanks stretch into the distance, narrowing, until they pinch and close, succumbing to forest. The sun is low and cold; mist lifts from the water. It is somewhere there, along that stretch, that the body is buried. I don’t know where. To be frank, I don’t care." From dark Buffalo streets to the dockyards of Eastern Canada, these gripping noir tales embed the reader in the gritty world that exists beneath the pristine beauty of a winter's night. In Six Feet Deep, the … [Read more...] about Six Feet Deep by James P. Balsom
Lost in Wildwood by Jason Ryan Dale
Lost in Wildwood by Jason Ryan Dale Joshua has been a thief all his life. The biggest score he's ever seen just fell into his lap. There are stacks of cash in a backroom practically waiting for the right crew to grab them. The planning and preparation have been painstaking, but years in the game have brought Joshua to this moment . . . and he's ready! So why is there a knot in his stomach whenever Joshua wakes up in the morning? Maybe it's because the job breaks every rule that has kept him … [Read more...] about Lost in Wildwood by Jason Ryan Dale
The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett
The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett A time tunnel from the future, a castle seeking paranormal powers, an assignment in foreign parts. Three separate adventures take us further into the world of Princelings Fred and George. We meet Lord Mariusz finding both opportunity and trouble when he steps back in time; Humphrey, the refugee from the Lost City, seeking somewhere he can call home, and Victor, the ambitious young barkeeper, setting out on his business career, with two, … [Read more...] about The Princelings of the East: Books 4-6 by Jemima Pett
Bargain Book: Asylum by Carly Rheilan
The child’s hand groping out of the earth is undoubtedly real. As real as Cabdi’s own hand, when it lay on the earth after the machete fell, long ago. But this hand is alive. And it isn’t in a war-zone. It’s in the playground of a school, just outside the grounds of the English psychiatric hospital where Cabdi is now held. And the man who is stamping on the moving hand is a pigeater. Pigeaters are in charge of everything. As an accidental asylum seeker, Cabdi is friendless in a country he … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Asylum by Carly Rheilan
Interview with Author – Carly Rheilan
About Carly Rheilan: Carly Rheilan was born in Malta and lives in the UK. She was educated at Oxford (which she hated and left) and then at Brunel (a small-town technological university where she stayed for a PhD). She is a psychiatric nurse. She has done research into criminal justice and taught in universities. She has children of her own and has also fostered two children with mental health problems. She has worked many years in the NHS. Her novels address issues at the edges of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Carly Rheilan
Interview with Author – Cesario Picca
About Cesario Picca: Hi, I'm Cesario Picca, I was born and bred in Salento, in South Italy. For 25 years I worked as a crime and judicial reporter so it was very simple start writing thrillers. In my books, like the psychological thriller Broken Lives and the femicide thriller Murder in the Tremiti Isles, there are many real stories crossed with fantasy. The main character of my thrillers is a rough and rational man, talkative, charismatic, ready to savor every moment of life as if it … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Cesario Picca
Snowfall on Mars by Branden Frankel
Twenty years ago, life on Earth was wiped out. Now, the colonists on Mars scratch out a living in the husk of a once vibrant settlement. David Adler has survived by keeping a low profile. But when Mars’ lead engineer is murdered, Adler stumbles on a conspiracy to do away with life on the red planet. Targeted Age Group:: 18-80 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? It's personal, so let me broadcast it across the internets. (Haha.) I went through a tough divorce, lost a job, became a … [Read more...] about Snowfall on Mars by Branden Frankel
Interview with Author – Clyde McCall
About Clyde McCall: Clyde McCall: More than the sum of his words. Clyde is the Indie Dark-Half, an author of crime, noir, and thrillers. He is a pen name, and where he leaves off and the man behind the mask takes over gets a little confused. Clyde has worked ranches, rambled, washed dishes and fixed cars. Steinbeck inspires him. Hemingway intimidates him. He grew up on Louis L'Amour, Luke Short, and Zane Grey. He's lived alone in the woods, sharing his bed with the deer, a worn … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Clyde McCall
An Affair With Danger by Robin Storey
Their love affair becomes a matter of life or death. When corporate lawyer Will McPherson is held up in an armed robbery, his life changes in ways he’d never dreamed of. He goes to court to give evidence and upon meeting the perpetrator’s girlfriend Frankie Slater, he is instantly smitten. But feisty, straight-talking Frankie has her own problems, not least of which is her violent boyfriend Eddie. And he soon becomes Will’s problem as well. If you like your romance stories with a liberal … [Read more...] about An Affair With Danger by Robin Storey
Bargain Book for 11/01/2016: The Muse of Violence by Bruce Hartman
Will Schaefer, a New Yorker transplanted from the Midwest, earns his living crafting press releases for a shady corporation. One night a week he hosts a writers’ group in his apartment, to which the members—four women and two men besides himself—bring their stories and all the intense emotions that inspired them. Will is cast in the role of amateur therapist mediating among unreliable narrators, even as he falls in love with the elusive Sara. When one of the other women is brutally murdered, the … [Read more...] about Bargain Book for 11/01/2016: The Muse of Violence by Bruce Hartman
Interview with Author – Branden Frankel
About Branden Frankel: Branden Frankel is one of those who wanders and is, at least sometimes, lost. From philosophy, to music production, the practice of law, teaching, and raising a kid, he has dipped a figurative toe into many a metaphorical body of water. At 34, after divorce and a career change, Branden began writing fiction, finding his second passion — fatherhood being the first. He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his daughter, Lilah, and Steve, their shockingly aggressive betta … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Branden Frankel
Interview with Author – David Greene
About David Greene: My creative interests have changed over time from film to photography to writing and theater. At the University of Michigan, I wrote and directed a feature length film, Pamela and Ian, in which the characters grapple with the realization that they are shadows of light projected onto a screen, and that the film must end. After college, I shot a series of large-format black and white photographs of men and women who subvert gender roles. My solo show, Shameless, was exhibited … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – David Greene
