There are very few truly original ideas, but Justin Alcala has found one. His new “noir supernatural thriller” dips us in the river Styx and puts us inside the head of Buck, a former military sniper, recent professional assassin, and now intern to The Grim Reaper. After being shot in the head during an … More Dead End Job, by Justin Alcala [Review]

Jason Wade is a police forensics technician and a former professional boxer – an interesting combination. Although the subtitle of this first book in what promises to be a series indicates a forensic crime thriller, there is not much forensics involved – but there is plenty of crime and thrills. At the start, the story … More Dead in the Water (A Jason Wade Forensic Crime Thriller Book 1), by Donna Collins [Review]

The debut novel by well-known comic book writer and editor Fabian Nicieza combines sarcastic humor with a cozy mystery in very specific suburban setting. I happen to live in the same town as the author, which is the setting for the story. Mr. Nicieza nails both the specifics of the location and, more importantly, the … More Suburban Dicks, by Fabian Nicieza [Review]

If you appreciate intricate detail in the building of a fictional universe and in the descriptions of the events of a story, you will enjoy this book. Author I.O. Adler builds a future in which Earth’s first manned mission to Mars encounters a flotilla of alien vessels on the run from a powerful “Enemy.” The … More Shadows of Mars (Broken Stars Book 1), by I.O. Adler [Review]