In Philip Donlay’s Speed the Dawn, a plausible catastrophe hits California, triggering a lightning pace of events. Billionaire philanthropist Donovan Nash has assembled the... Read More

In this cinematic historical work, it is the relentless action that grabs audience attention and sustains interest from beginning to end. With "The Most Bold and Daring Act of... Read More

Anyone fascinated by nineteenth-century American history and the westward expansion will enjoy Guerilla Bride. J. J. Zerr’s "Guerilla Bride" is a historical adventure headed... Read More

These are thoroughly American tales—individualistic, friendly, and direct. With Wild Blue Ponders, Max Blue skillfully combines elements from his previous novels to deliver a... Read More

"High Desert High" hews closer to perceived reality than many metaphysical journeys, giving it broad appeal. In Steven Schindler’s thoughtful and sometimes trippy "High Desert... Read More

Fast moving and often fun, "Mickey Maux Muddles a Murder" is a puzzler that pleases. Philip Emma’s quirky mystery novel "Mickey Maux Muddles a Murder" follows a private... 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... Read More

"Isaac" is profound and consequential historical fiction. Robert Karmon’s "Isaac" is a moving tale of a young Polish Jew trapped during the Holocaust, a person who joins... 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... Read More

A web of conflict, both internal and external, is addressed in this intelligent and imaginative narrative. In Jeremy D. Holden’s "Sea of Doubt", the Second Coming requires a... Read More

Settings are technicolor in this brilliant and engaging historical novel. Lucy Treloar’s "Salt Creek" is a mesmerizing novel in which an English woman reminisces about her... Read More

"Far Stones" offers a fascinating glimpse into an underexplored aspect of the history of the American West. A saga rendered in authentic detail, Loren Woodson’s "Far Stones"... Read More