The blast from the shotgun decimated his face, leaving behind a gory mess of brains and blood. That’s how Luther Baggot, a bounty hunter assassin, slays his victims. Employed by Rudolf Palm, a highly placed sadistic police officer in Otto von Bismarck’s secret police, Baggot...

The Silence of Darkness by Bradley James Tall is a fictional novel set in Prairie View, a small rural town near Lake Michigan. It tells the story of a farming community with a sinister secret going back twenty years when Bobby, the young son of...

Storch is definitely on the point of taking his own life when he realizes it’s only a matter of time before the FBI arrests him. He knows when the truth all comes out about his money-making activities, he’ll live out his life in a federal...

Presumed Dead by Martin Knox is a crime mystery that almost has a feel of Perry Mason about it. Jane Kenwood is a maverick local council politician who has been expelled from her party, which currently governs the city of Alexandra. She continues to frustrate...

Death By Stalking: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery is a sleuth mystery novel written by Abigail Keam. Someone had killed Gage Cagle during the Bluegrass Antiques Auction, and Josiah’s friend, Rosie, was being held as the most likely killer. Josiah had actually found Rosie holding a...

Thieves by Steven Max Russo is a dark and dangerous tale of greed and crime. Esmeralda has two jobs – a house cleaner and a restaurant hostess. She has only just left high school and her income is all there is for her family. She...

The Vapours by Selwyn Jeffers introduces readers to a phenomenal character, a very intelligent, charismatic, and charming business student who has the unusual gift of easily connecting with people. He is Shawn Beckford and his “decision making will change the landscape of this city.” He...

I have been seeing the covers of James J. Cudney's Braxton Campus Mysteries for some time now. I was lucky enough to snag Academic Curveball. Not only is it the first book of the series, but it is a well-structured sleuth novel that holds promise...

Let Her Go by D.J. Adamson is a murder mystery and the third book in the Lillian Dove mystery series. Just before Christmas, Lillian Dove, a recovering alcoholic who, strangely, owns a liquor store, finds Doctor Conrad smothered in blood in front of his house....

Two Rivers, One Stream (Book 2 of a trilogy) by John Dolan tells the story of different characters interconnected with one another. While some connections are clear from the start, others become clearer as the reader moves on with this breathtaking story that took me...