In The Englander, a thriller by John Righten, Connor Pierce (the Englander) was found by four assassins in front of his daughter's grave. Connor was waiting for them and had placed explosives in the first three rows of the graves near the entrance to the...

In Scam at Mount Diablo by Mike Mackay, Barney Dubin asked Jack Rhodes to look into his company and figure out what was wrong. Jack needed to put the company back on a more profitable footing. Until recently, Barney’s son, Ralph, had little interest in...

Steps is a dystopian thriller by Sam A.D. In a dystopian future, overpopulation has led governments to enforce mandatory trackers called SLT on the general populace that limit a person's steps to 60000000, after which they die a painless death. In return, people have found...

“The only positive thing you could say about Leigh’s existence was his ability to scrape by and keep his head above water. Other than that, he was a rounding error, destined to be recorded as born and eventually marked as deceased.” Fantasy and reality collide...

The Bell River Murder (Jenna Stack Mysteries Book 3) by Hanna Wren is a suspenseful murder mystery for readers with a passion for criminology. Jenna Stack returns to her hometown to help solve the case against her brother Tyler. He has been wrongly accused of...

Liminal Space is a sci-fi mystery thriller by Vicki-Ann Bush. After recently breaking up with her boyfriend, Jessie Marshall feels she needs a break. Jess travels to Primm, Nevada, with her best friend, Micah, hoping to clear her mind amid the scenic deserted landscape. However,...

Entangling is the first book in the Kirin Lane Series by Kelley Griffin. Kirin adjusted to life after her husband passed away from cancer. When Kirin receives a phone call about her father, she is plunged into confusion as she navigates his funeral and the...

This week I’ve been enjoying Cecilia Copeland’s science fiction novel Surviving The Gauntlet, which is the first entry in the Taltrix series. The story focuses on the journey of Redder Torch – a.k.a. RT – as she forges a path for herself in the...

Between Darkness & Light is the third book in Theresa Van Spankeren's War of Destiny series. The story takes place five years after the events that unfolded in book two. Julia finds herself in a precarious place--mentally and emotionally. After betraying her ka-tet to King...

Trio: 3 Tales of Dark Urban Fantasy by Phillip Johnson is a collection of stories that explore grief, identity, and existential questions. They have science fiction and supernatural elements, with tales of immortal beings, interdimensional ships, and time travel. The first story, Aaron’s Last Day,...