In Philip Elliott’s hard-boiled mystery Porno Valley, an aging private eye tracks down a missing porn star in a case that involves sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Mickey is seventy-eight and ready to retire when a young porn actress... Read More

In the pulp mystery "Dear Durwood", a gallant ex-soldier defends a blue-collar town from a legal coup—and finds romance, too. In Jeff Bond’s mystery novel "Dear Durwood", a hero with a heart of gold throws himself into saving a small... Read More

The pulp thriller "Anarchy of the Mice" is inflected with interesting social commentary. In Jeff Bond’s engrossing novel "Anarchy of the Mice", an unlikely trio stands against a hacker collective. In the near future, corruption spreads... Read More

"Emerald Coast" is a freewheeling Florida mystery from Michael Guillebeau. Musician Lizzie Borden (not of family-killing fame) needs wads of money to buy back her songs and stage name, which are being held hostage by her record company.... Read More

"Airliner Down" is a tight thriller, told with meticulous details and furious with action. John Etzil’s fast-paced and exhilarating thriller "Airliner Down" is not a book for those with aerophobia. Set aboard Flight 2262 as it flies... Read More

Real history and contemporary events collide in Marc Fernandez’s crime novel "Mala Vida". Radio host Diego Martin finds himself the Spanish media’s token leftist after an election brings the nationalist party back into power. Then,... Read More

Teresa Solana’s short story collection The First Prehistoric Serial Killer is darkly amusing and always entertaining. Its depictions of various criminal schemes and instances of murder range from realistic to fantastical. All of the... Read More

The fast-paced "Vodka Caliphate" is fun from beginning to end, and will appeal to anyone interested in geopolitics. Lee A. Sweetapple’s "Vodka Caliphate", the latest installment in the Jim Stillwater series, stands out as an action... Read More