A work of art goes missing in the intricate and compelling mystery novel "Side Hustle". A series of thefts at a DC bank ensnares a dyslexic FBI agent in Drew Golden’s thrilling mystery novel "Side Hustle". Wynn Cabot struggles with... Read More

In Paraic O’Donnell’s chilling mystery novel, "The House on Vesper Sands", a young student and a sharp-witted detective are swept up by a sinister threat to the working class. Naïve, overeducated divinity student Gideon Bliss rushes... Read More

Ross Wilcox’s offbeat, engaging short story collection, "Golden Gate Jumper Survivors Society", cloaks the extraordinary in the ordinary. Strange circumstances abound. In the title story, suicide survivors practice their bridge jumping... Read More

"Nouveau Noir" is an intricate murder mystery anchored by its charming rookie agent and colorful cast. In Drew Golden’s murder mystery "Nouveau Noir", a rookie FBI agent discovers the seedy underbelly of the wine industry. Wynn’s... Read More

In Gina Fattore’s (un)romantic comedy, "The Spinster Diaries", a Hollywood writer who shares the author’s name discovers that she’s ill. The novel’s Gina is an unemployed television producer when a cyst that’s pressing on her... Read More

Gunnar Staalesen’s "Wolves at the Door" is a chilling thriller made engrossing thanks to the sarcastic sallying and social conscience of its lead detective. Falsely accused of having child pornography on his computer, private... Read More

James W. Ziskin’s "Turn to Stone" pulls Ellie, an enterprising reporter, into a slow-burning search for the truth behind a professor’s reputation. In 1963, Ellie is in Italy for a literature symposium. When the body of Professor... Read More

Gabriel Bump’s Everywhere You Don’t Belong is a spiraling coming-of-age tale about abandonment and perseverance that highlights the moments that made its lead—and some that nearly broke him. A ridiculous opening fight between... Read More