In Kathleen Fine’s thriller "Girl on Trial", a teenager is prosecuted for manslaughter. Emily is sixteen. On top of her more ordinary concerns, her mother, Debbie, is an alcoholic; she’s developing an addiction to alcohol herself;... Read More

Part psychological thriller, part love story, "Sacrifice on the Border" is a grisly novel about the trauma of losing a child. Cecilia Domeyko’s propulsive thriller "Sacrifice on the Border" follows a young mother grieving the loss of... Read More

A winking, self-aware mystery text headed by an engaging heroine, "Naked Came the Detective" lifts the veil on high-class sex work. Glendall C. Jackson III’s risque detective novella "Naked Came the Detective" sets a murder mystery in... Read More

In the sobering historical novel "Running on Maybe", three troubled beings tackle issues of addiction, abuse, and power run amok. In Jackson McGarry’s WWI-era historical novel "Running on Maybe", various kinds of addicts hope to break... Read More

In the corporate thriller "Affiliation", two people discover a sinister conspiracy and risk their lives to alert the world. In Andrew Greville Watts’s thriller "Affiliation", a document leak leads to a pulse-pounding manhunt. Matthews... Read More

A fun mashup of youthful rebellion with heartland quirkiness, For What It’s Worth is a nostalgic comic novel in which absurdities abound. In Nathan Pettijohn’s dark comedy novel For What it’s Worth, an Oklahoma man reminisces about... Read More

In the contemporary thriller "Vaccine", political interests and greed worsen a global health-care emergency. In Floyd Jordan’s thriller "Vaccine", there are consequences to rushing vaccination trials. Aramis and his coworkers at the... Read More

If there were such a thing as a list of do’s and don’ts for a hired assassin, “Don’t get involved with the target” would probably be at the top of the “don’ts” column. Linda L. Richards’s propulsive novel "Dead West"... Read More