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Drop Dead Gorges

by Peggy Kurkowski

"Drop Dead Gorges" is a satirical thriller about secret identities, lies, retribution, and family dysfunction. A married mother, after using AI to escape her unhappiness, faces deadly consequences in Sue Rosenstock’s tongue-in-cheek... Read More

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Coherence

by Joseph S. Pete

In the musing speculative novel "Coherence", an AI program that was started with noble intentions goes awry. In Aaron Parsons’s thought-provoking science fiction novel "Coherence", a self-directed AI poses a credible world threat. In... Read More

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The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts

by Meg Nola

A first-time homeowner is haunted by visions and nightmarish property woes in Kim Fu’s riveting novel "The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts". For decades, Eleanor’s domineering and efficient mother, Lele, cleaned her daughter’s apartment,... Read More

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A Spy Inside the Castle

by Natalie Wollenzien

An intricate novel that possesses continual intrigue, "A Spy Inside the Castle" is about tangled power structures and winding political plots. M. B. Courtenay’s high-stakes political thriller "A Spy Inside the Castle" is about... Read More

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Will End in Fire

by Karen Rigby

A girl once subject to the suspicion of others finds her worst fears realized when her brother is caught in a fire in the fascinating psychological thriller "Will End in Fire". A troubled woman unravels after a house fire in Nicole... Read More

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Her One Regret

by Mari Carlson

Donna Freitas’s psychological thriller "Her One Regret" is about a missing mother and regretting motherhood. Lucy disappears from a parking lot, leaving her baby behind. Her best friend, Michelle, thinks she was kidnapped. But then... Read More

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Yeehaw Junction

by John M. Murray

Kayli Scholz’s visceral Southern Gothic novel "Yeehaw Junction" channels rural decay with dark intensity. Set in the desolate margins of rural Florida, where fractured families and neglected crossroads frame a grim descent into... Read More

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