For those who fear being trapped in the quicksand of a draconian legal system, Dahly’s unrelenting flow of travails is cautionary but educational. Trapped in a swamp of... Read More

This tense drama harkens back to the glory days of print journalism, when a young reporter with a nose for news could make a difference. In Nancy Stancill’s fast-moving crime... Read More

Van Slyke’s work is timely and readable despite a soul-chilling plot about pedophilia. Augustus G. Van Slyke’s crime drama, Digging Up Bones, approaches a tough subject with... Read More

Thiede is a solid writer, cleverly guiding us along an original plot, unfolding the mystery with realistic action. Detective Max Larkin pursues another serial killer in Todd M.... Read More

Ample humor and spot-on character descriptions create a fun read about the summer four high schoolers decide to become superheroes. It’s summer, in 1967, and Brad Jones ends... Read More

The proverbial all-American boy gets caught up in history’s whirlwind in this intriguing novel of war, law, and art. In Dickson Loos’s historical-fiction novel, Elmer Davis,... Read More

A truly good, cozy mystery, if one doesn’t mind death by machete, crafted by a maestro of character, setting, and narrative. Owen Keane, failed seminarian and amateur... Read More

Linda Rocker writes with an almost ever-present sense of melancholy, never turning away from recognizing life is often troubled and unfair, especially as lived by women.... Read More

Both philosophical and funny, this book of “definitions” is a delightful box of chocolates that can be enjoyed as an occasional treat. Igor D. Radovic offers an A-to-Z... Read More

Post-modern exploration of the Jewish experience in the American South is shaped by defined, sympathetic characters and ironic humor. In a collection of seven pieces of literary... Read More

This modern-day Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a thriller that sketches out the world of adolescence with intelligence. Part thriller, part coming-of-age novel, this is a... Read More

In popular legend there’s a curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Luke Kim’s life has misfortunes, and the distinguished Korean-American physician has certainly... Read More