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Review: Flotsam by Tracy Grogan

Flotsam by Tracy Grogan

Author Tracy Grogan plunges readers into an exotic and unpredictable thriller with Flotsam, the first installment of his Divemaster Ricky Mystery series. After finding one sunken corpse and witnessing a second potential murder – all in the same early morning dive – Ricky Yamamoto finds herself thrust into the middle of a deadly investigation in her personal slice of paradise.

As a scuba diving guide in a small corner of Micronesia, Ricky spends most of her days swimming with would-be adventure tourists, avoiding expats and reveling in the freedom that her nomad existence has finally granted. However, when the […]

2022-11-08T18:12:01+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Shooter’s Treasure by Kay A. Oliver

Shooter's Treasure by Kay A. OliverA seemingly pastoral tale of aging gracefully and finding long-sought peace, Shooter’s Treasure by Kay A. Oliver soon spirals into a rugged and thrilling love story with a healthy serving of wild west action.

Kristy Oaks – “Shooter” to her friends – is a divorced academic and a lifelong skeptic transitioning into retirement, but her newly purchased ranch holds dangerous secrets hidden just below the topsoil. She is quick to find indigenous allies and a local love interest, but her arrival also brings suspicion, gossip, thieves, and dirty cops who are led by little more than greed. Never one to […]

2021-11-18T10:55:10+02:00November 18th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Hunted (The Abarath Trilogy Book 1) by Damian Dawes

Hunted (The Abarath Trilogy Book 1) by Damian Dawes A deep-sea thriller with a paranormal twist, Hunted by Damian Dawes is the first throat-clenching book of The Abarath Trilogy.

Kat Robbins may not be afraid of anything, not even a great white looking for a scuba diver dinner, but that doesn’t make her isolated life on an Arctic icebreaker any less monotonous. The bleak endless ocean means plenty of time to ruminate on the shadows of her past, until a mysterious wreck draws the crew into dark and uncertain waters. Stranded in an icy expanse and stalked by an ancient, life-sucking evil, the crew of Soviet misfits, suspicious […]

2021-11-02T03:30:09+02:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

The Terminal Code by J.W. Galliger

The Terminal Code by J.W. Galliger A refreshing and raw splash of dystopic creativity, The Terminal Code by J.W. Galliger is a futuristic crime thriller that will leave you hungry for more, though not necessarily eager for the decades to come.

A murder inside an immersive virtual reality world called SCAPE leaves investigators terrified and mystified by the implications. Identifying a deadly flaw in an escapist platform that serves billions brings up an impossible question: what are the true boundaries of reality? If our mind believes something deeply enough, can it be manifested with deadly consequences? Bringing the story home for today’s readers, the novel questions […]

Desert Fire by John Spencer Perry

Desert Fire by John Spencer Perry Picking up a mysterious woman and her pup sends freshly lost Jeff Kain on the adventure of a lifetime in Desert Fire by John Spencer Perry. A ruggedly written homage to the West, this character-driven novel weaves through history, from outlaw legends to murderous mafiosos, with Perry’s star-crossed protagonists sitting firmly in the center.

Elyse and Jeff are the electric core of this wondrous story, which doesn’t shy away from the complications and pain that powerful connections can bring about. Delving into transient and adventure-seeking lifestyles and belief systems, the pair must navigate the unforgiving wilds of California, along with […]

2021-10-25T07:10:53+02:00October 24th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Voice of a Mummy by Kay Oliver

Voice of a Mummy by Kay A. Oliver

A millennia-spanning mystery with all the thrills of a classic treasure hunt, Voice of a Mummy by Kay Oliver is the jaw-dropping compendium of novellas in the Dr. Kaili Worthy Series.

On a historic mummy hunt for the legendary Cleopatra, Dr. Kaili Worthy has no idea that she’s stepping into the path of a mysterious curse that stretches back nearly 4,000 years. Though the remains they find end up being from Cleopatra’s daughter, Selene, the doctor is soon back to her sleuthing ways when she discovers that she can converse with the trapped spirit of Cleopatra Selene – and […]

Review: Opium and the Red Rose by Michael Rogers

Opium and the Red Rose by Michael Rogers

Revisiting the war-torn land that scarred his youth, a filmmaker cooperates in international espionage and finds love and atonement, in Opium and the Red Rose, a wide-ranging thriller by Michael Rogers.

It’s 1982. Danny Summers is working with a film crew recreating scenes of combat, when his life suddenly changes in the face of two unrelated incidents: an accidental death during the filming, and a stranger inviting him to meet with a senator on a matter of extreme confidentiality.

The accident takes Danny back to his Vietnam years when he served the military as a member of a cinematic […]

2021-11-11T04:25:38+02:00September 27th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Sons of Brutality by Daniel Jeudy

Sons of Brutality by Daniel Jeudy

An intensely suspenseful thriller centering around the investigation of the brutal murder of two young women by a serial killer, Sons of Brutality by Daniel Jeudy is decidedly dark but gripping.

Plumbing the seamy depths, the novel goes underground to find snuff clubs, drug-addled Satanists, occult murder, and the mob. Los Angeles is being bathed in blood as multiple sprees of vicious murders threaten to overwhelm a police department on the brink. Detective Addison Mowbray and his partner Jed are the tenacious sleuths on the hunt for answers, but as they bounce between leads, red herrings, and horrific new crime […]

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