The action of this thriller set in an intriguing locale ramps up with every tense plot turn. In a fast-moving, blood-drenched conspiracy caper more action-filled than character-driven, CIA agent and young widower Donovan Rourke confronts... Read More

Well-researched historical scenes of nineteenth-century San Francisco and New York bring a dime novel atmosphere to this humorous adventure. Watt O’Hugh Underground, the sequel to Steven S. Drachman’s 2011 debut, The Ghosts of Watt... Read More

Set in the near future, this intellectually stimulating take on the end of civilization is made more chilling by how easily it could all happen. Smartly written and exhaustively researched, Thomas A. Lewis’s Tribulation: A Novel of the... Read More

The poems in "Strange Life" are constructed with terrible and forthright beauty, both existential and hauntingly specific. From Eleanor Lerman (The Sensual World Re-Emerges, 2011), a National Book Award-nominated poet and Guggenheim... Read More

As the ‘90s dot-com bubble swells, it’s all high-stakes money, sex, and murder in Kelly’s gripping debut. Like the dot-com business with big dreams at the heart of Patrick Kelly’s debut novel, "Hill Country Greed" shoots for the... Read More

Bishop and Varga have created a jovial and generous guidebook for self-care. The co-founders of Kiss and Tell Creative Productions, Jeanette Bishop and Helen Varga (Shut the Hell Up, I’m Trying to be Spiritual Here!, 2005), return with... Read More

The motivations of angels Gabriel and Lucifer are intimately portrayed, exposing their character flaws—as well as flaws universal to humankind. The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot these days, but "War of Wings" by Tanner... Read More

When unique, fascinating characters are introduced, their lingo and personalities are translated well into precise and engaging dialogue. The apocalypse story line that introduces a world where sickness has nearly eliminated humanity and... Read More