London has been the almost obsessive focus of award-winning author Iain Sinclair’s writing for half of his life. But this city of his—with its peculiar myths and mysteries, its denizens of dark alleyways and park benches, its... Read More

"Eden" is an atmosphere-rich, thoroughly satisfying story of family connections. Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg’s "Eden" is an inviting and cozy family saga, the perfect book to settle in to. Being a widow is tough enough, but even tougher... Read More

This quick mystery holds closely to its classic underlying thesis: money can be poison in the wrong hands. In W. J. Evans’s zippy contemporary mystery "Dead Deal", the United States economy has hit a down cycle and the real estate... Read More

With his surprising new work of hillbilly noir, Hank Early has established a solid foundation for a new crime series. With Heaven’s Crooked Finger, Hank Early uses a mystery as a vehicle to dissect fundamentalist religiosity and... Read More

This light, fun romp in which a middle-aged woman rediscovers herself is also an unexpected thriller. Most parents probably have a few poor decisions in their past they’d rather not let their kids find out about. Thankfully most... Read More

In their book "The Secret Life of Your Microbiome", Susan L. Prescott and Alan C. Logan provide an extremely detailed overview of what the microbiome is, both inside and outside the body, and its importance to health. They argue that a... Read More

"What Goes Up" centers on Rosa and Eddie, two teenagers who apply to a NASA program. Only the very top of the top are going to get a coveted spot, and there is some particularly nasty competition on the way. Rosa and Eddie make it,... Read More

Chapters flow naturally and suspense is conjured masterfully in this Lake Michigan thriller. Robert Wangard’s "Victim" slowly unfurls the truth behind the mysterious events surrounding a murder. Courage, lies, and deceit permeate this... Read More