SPR’s book reviews of new self-published books
El Camino Drive by Edward Izzi
Author Edward Izzi has penned an emotionally gripping thrill in El Camino Drive, a psychological tale of stolen revenge and dead ends.
Decades after his father was murdered, Detective John Valentino has reached the end of his proverbial rope – battling depression and self-loathing, living the shell of a life, and unable to escape the demons of his past. When the violent and vengeful escape route he chooses is hijacked by someone else, he becomes the prime suspect in a string of murders, but also discovers a new reason to live.
Izzi explores ideas of grief and abandonment, substance […]
Andrew Chiniche shows himself to be a poet in a class all his own, displaying his storytelling whimsy, dark descriptive powers, and deep understanding of ethereal connection in his new collection, The Ring of Azurmus.
Author Lila Johnson and her trio of wild and openhearted women are back in The Fat Girls Club: Hawaii Five-No, another hilarious and globe-tripping installment of this one-of-a-kind series.
Author Jeffrey W. Tenney delivers a second time-traveling adventure with Caveman’s Daughter, a follow-up novel to Caveman that raises the stakes and explores an even more dangerous clash of past and present.
