Unrelenting action elevates this thriller, whose tone is set through the speech and behavior of its characters. The action is unrelenting from prologue to postmortem in Stephen Wilson’s "The White River Killer", a mystery set in a... Read More

An American airman and a young Jewish boy flee from the Nazis as Allied forces prepare to invade at Normandy in this richly detailed adventure. Mike Render’s "Man of the Sun" is a briskly paced novel that pits a heroic American airman... Read More

An intricate plot entwines with complex subplots on the scientific possibility of unseen realities. Imagine three parallel versions of the same woman forced to interact in a mystical realm before embarking on a disturbing expedition into... Read More

Offering an unparalleled view of a culture unfamiliar to many Westerners, this should be read by anyone wanting to further understand a people and heritage. In "Living with Arabs", an adventurous British schoolteacher writes about her... Read More

Prophecy of the Eagle is an ambitious blend of history and fiction, and it succeeds at both. In "Prophecy of the Eagle I", Mike Celeste weaves a captivating coming-of-age story made richer by a strong connection to the protagonist’s... Read More

Parisian police commander Charlemagne Truchard is called back to his family’s vineyard in the small village of Nuits-Saint-Georges after the death of his older brother, in R. M. Cartmel’s fascinating debut, "The Richebourg Affair".... Read More

Interwoven plots and a strong title character begin this promising new fantasy world. Featuring an unlikely protagonist and his enchanted weapon, a seemingly ageless martial soldier, and a kingdom plagued by “monstrosities born of... Read More

Two childhood acquaintances come of age on the bloody fields of the American Civil War. “Maybe now the God he didn’t know very well was punishing him for what he had done.” With this line, Michael K. Smith sums up both the... Read More