Kevin G. Chapman is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law and an independent author. His current project is the Mike Stoneman Thriller series. Righteous Assassin (Mike Stoneman Thriller #1), was named one of the top 20 Mystery/Thrillers of 2019 by the Kindle Book Review and a finalist for the Chanticleer Book Review CLUE award. Deadly Enterprise (Mike Stoneman Thriller #2) was also named a top-20 Mystery/Thriller of 2020 by the Kindle Book Review and is on the Short-List for the 2020 CLUE Award. Book #3, Lethal Voyage, was published in November of 2020 and is already Shortlisted for the Chanticleer CLUE award. Book #4 in the series, Fatal Infraction, will be published in the summer of 2021. Kevin has also written a serious political drama, A Legacy of One, originally published in 2016, which was short-listed for the Chanticleer Somerset Award for literary fiction. A Legacy of One will be re-published in a newly re-edited and revised edition in 2021. Kevin is a resident of Central New Jersey and is a graduate of Columbia College and Boston University School of Law. Readers can contact Kevin via his website at www.KevinGChapman.com.
Righteous Assassin, book #1 in the Mike Stoneman Thriller Series, was a Semi-Finalist for the 2019 CLUE Award. Both Lethal Voyage and Deadly Enterprise made the Short List for the 2020 award (I just got in under the submission deadline for the newer book). Only Lethal Voyage advanced to the Semi-Finalist group for the 2020 … More Lethal Voyage named CLUE Award Semi-Finalist
This novella introduces the Galactic Culinary Society, a multi-species organization dedicated to exploring the galaxy looking for unique food experiences. Here, the search is for the legendary edible sonnets of Umami – poetry you can taste – which hasn’t been experienced in two hundred years. Our hero, Jeane Oberon, is a human who must match … More The Secrets of Umami (The Galactic Culinary Society) by D. R. Schoel [Review]
I’m thrilled to announce that both Deadly Enterprise (Mike Stoneman Thriller #2) and Lethal Voyage (Mike Stoneman Thriller #3) have been named to the Short List for the 2020 CLUE award, given out by the Chanticleer Book Review to the best books in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller genres. Books 2 & 3 in the Series now join … More Deadly Enterprise and Lethal Voyage named to the Short List for the 2020 Chanticleer Book Review CLUE Award
I’m a science fiction fan and had positive expectations for Mr. Flynn’s attempt to construct a serial space opera consisting of a progression of short stories. Naturally, the key to success is an opening segment that captivates the reader, who then can’t wait for the next installment. Unfortunately, for all its action, this story falls … More Mara’s Awakening (The Mara Files, Book 1), by Leo Flynn [Review]
If you are a fan of paranormal historical horror, you may well enjoy the second installment of Robert Herold’s Eidola (Eye-DOH-La) Project series, Moonlight Becomes You. The author takes us to post-Civil War Virginia, where the Ku Klux Klan is happy to lynch the Black member of the paranormal investigation team, where they have to … More Moonlight Becomes You (An Eidola Project Novel Book 2), by Robert Herold [REVIEW]
James S.A. Corey is the pen name of the two principle writing assistants of a fantasy author you may have heard of . . . George R. R. Martin. This explains the glowing cover quote from the Game of Thrones author on this Sci-Fi epic, billed as the first installment of The Expanse series. It … More Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey [Review]
Chapter 1 — Offensive Planning THE BOSS’S OPEN HAND slammed against his glass desktop with an ear-splitting smack. Every ornament, pen, and even the phone jumped and then rattled back into place. “Damn it all! I didn’t want it to come to this!” The huge man standing on the other side of the desk … More Fatal Infraction (Mike Stoneman #4) — Preview of Chapter 1
The Russian Assassin is a prototypical spy thriller, with Russian spies, CIA spies, hired mercenary killers, a shadowy billionaire pulling the strings behind a global conspiracy, and a non-stop series of firefights, fist fights, torture, chase scenes, and plot twists. It’s a roller coaster of action that will keep all thriller fans happy and on … More The Russian Assassin (Max Austin Thriller #1), by Jack Arbor [Review]
This is a well-written action/suspense story with outstandingly crafted characters. The heart of the story is the relationships between Matt Lanier – a professional bass player and reluctant hero – and his boyhood friends from a small Minnesota town (Straight River). His ex-wife is also drawn into the mystery and his aching desire to reunite … More Straight River, by Chris Norbury [Review]
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