The House in Mill Street by Jenny Twist starts in the present when the main character has found out that her childhood home is about to be demolished to make way for a shiny new housing estate. The story is told in the first person,...

How (And Why) To Make Your Lover's Head Disappear by Gero Mannella is an absurdist comedy novel. Jessica is a nymphomaniac prone to extramarital affairs. One day while consorting with her latest lover, Jessica is caught in a spot when her husband, Horace Ferendeles, comes...

Four Seasons of Summer is a contemporary romance by Dana L Brown. Married to successful architect Michael Alcott for the last thirty-five years, Summer seems to have it all. She lives in a beautiful house in Smyrna Beach, Florida, and has two grown-up boys starting...

The Hippocratic Deception is a medical thriller by Susan Walberg. Justina Gonzales is applying for an internship at McIntyre, Jones, and Hancock. Justina has no experience and is ecstatic when she is offered a health law internship. A nurse shares her concern with Mother Marie...

The Cosmic Principle is a science fiction adventure and the first book in the Nexus series by Abby R. Laughlin. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the presence of moderate sci-fi violence and explicit language throughout. The story follows the exploits of...

An engaging read, Mementos: A Unique Collection of Short Stories & Flash Fiction is the sixth book in the Mementos Anthologies by Theodore Jerome Cohen. It consists of forty-four titles, most of which are inspired by unusual photographs found on the internet. The one exception...

The Enduring Echo of Words Unsaid is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, family ties, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by Michael Bowe. In this fascinating work about relationships and communication, we...

Hold Circulation: Trial and Redemption is the latest installment in Syntell Smith’s Call Numbers series. The book follows the staff of the 58th Street Branch Library as their lives are complicated by lost loves, estranged parents, cheating boyfriends, imminent births, and bereavement. It doesn’t take...

This week I had the pleasure of reading George P. Tymitz’s powerful and historical work, Key Number 17. A tale spanning decades, it shares the journey of Olek Creshenko and his grandson as they explore Olek’s past to find the courage and strength for his...

No Man's Land is a heart-wrenching story by Francis J. Shaw about the soldiers who fought in WWI. It is narrated mainly from Doctor Newman's point of view. The year is 1921 and Doctor Newman travels to Yorkshire to deliver a message to Annie. Unfortunately,...