The Imperfect Offering by Gary McCarragher is a quick read, and that has nothing to do with its length. It’s a quick read because it’s utterly engaging from the word go. What makes this fiction drama engaging is not just its intriguing plotline, but the...

If you like historical fiction with a few twists, turns, and surprises along the way, The Pearl Harbor Conspiracy by J.G. Schwartz is for you. The story alternates between two timelines: Rebecca and her mother Bernice in 1992, and a younger Bernice in the years...

The small town of Bergama, Turkey, is about to be brought to its knees when terrorist and Muslim convert Osama Flynn's mission of martyrdom is 'successful'. Tugce Iskan is sent by the Ministry of Culture in Ankara to investigate the motives behind the attack. When...

Twelve Lives by Nigel Seed is a gorgeous treat for fans of conspiracy theories, terrorist thrillers, and fast-paced, action-packed novels. A mission undertaken for the British Government creates a lethal enemy for Jim Wilson and his two companions. Now there is a contract on their...

When a novel’s dramatis personae include such real-life characters as Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, you know the story is at least going to be interesting. And so...

The Spread by Sean Deville is book one in the Lazarus Strain chronicles. The world is about to be swallowed up by a zombie apocalypse. Gaia is an organization tired of human overpopulation and decides to take matters into their own hands. For months they’ve...

In The Black Fox by Gordon Bickerstaff, scientist Gavin Shawlens has been targeted by the CIA for assassination for holding vital information that could bring the entire country to its knees. MI5 secret service captain Zoe Tampsin has been assigned to keep him alive...

There have been a few books written and movies made around the theme of America being occupied by Russia. I have never read one that seemed possible or realistic until now. The Kitchen Brigade by Laurie Boris is that book. It starts with the premise...

The Chosen Man by JG Harlond is an historical novel set in 17th century Europe during the period known as “Tulip Mania”. Tulip bulbs in the Netherlands were fetching incredibly high prices at the time, making many people extremely rich. The story of Ludovico de...

The Lazarus Continuum by Ken Fry is the sequel to his earlier blockbuster, The Lazarus Succession. In this story, the heroes from the first book, Brodie and Ulla, are still present, but the mantle is picked up by their daughter, Martha. The painting of Lazarus...