AG Flitcher (Library and Archives Canada)
Wasp Oil by A.G. Flitcher is a dark, spellbinding work of fiction that plunges readers into a dystopian world of supernatural horrors, political intrigue, and psychological torment. One of the greatest nightmares of Halburton has been Chelsea Tygrah, and now she is gone, but is she really? Something new, horrifying, and utterly sinister replaces her, like a shadow left behind. There is an evil eating into the hearts of those it can penetrate, and the strange orange light that follows everyone’s move is a being with sinister intent. Rosaria Cast...
Tess Manchester (Shotover Press)
Stay Dark is the first installment in the Web of Dwellers series by Tess Manchester. It is a dark, tangled tale that blends supernatural elements with noir detective fiction. Neve Traxon is a former police academy trainee turned private investigator, and she hides a secret: she is a vampire, gifted with speed, strength, and enhanced senses. After witnessing a brutal alleyway murder, Neve intervenes to save a victim from a creature with haunting green eyes, only to realize the attacker is a fellow dweller, an infected supernatural being dependen...
Tess Manchester (Shotover Press)
Pivot Point by Tess Manchester is an adrenaline-fueled thriller that follows Blake Everhart, a committed U.S. Marshal who hasn’t fully recovered from the murder of her brother that took place seven years ago. haunted by her brother’s murder seven years ago. Robert Canton is a dangerous criminal, a fugitive who is at large, leaving bodies behind him, including an entire family. Now Blake is determined to stop him, and the fugitive takes her across the storm-ravaged Tennessee, through flooded streets, dense forests, and treacherous mountain roads...
Mark Lew (Mark Lew)
Etched in Stone by Mark Lew beautifully blends archeological mystery, supernatural intrigue, and spiritual currents to deliver an exhilaratingly breezy read. Jodie is a biochemist sent to a remote, dead zone in the Kalahari Desert to investigate a baffling anomaly: the absence of cyanobacteria in a vast area where they should be abundant. She discovers an ancient stone with Hebrew writing and imbued with supernatural powers. She and her team struggle with the strange effects of the stone, including resurrections, visions, and inexplicable pheno...
James Sulzer (Morgan James Publishing)
All That Smolders by James Sulzer is a crime mystery with a finely drawn setting, a propulsive conflict, and unforgettable characters. Set in 1980 on the Island of New England, the story introduces a community of locals with different lifestyles and occupations. It is peaceful until a prominent lawyer is murdered. Peter Christie is a reporter for the Island Forum who has arrived on the island for a new start, and he becomes utterly invested in the murder case while developing a romance with Haddie Danville. The story opens with the shocking dea...
Isabel Jolie (Noctivity Publishing)
Jake Ryder wanted the Navy to be his life; however, a heart condition led to a career change. Now, Jake works for an organization called KOAN, which specializes in a type of troubleshooting that requires men of Jake’s caliber(i.e., Seals, Special Forces). The latest job appears to be a garden-variety protection detail until Jake learns who the protectee is. Jake is familiar with Daisy Jonas, as she made quite a first impression when they initially met. Daisy resents the need for a keeper, but as she intends to infiltrate a financial company in...
Alan Brenham (Indepentedly Publsihed)
Vengeance was on Ken’s mind as he lie in wait for the man he believed was intimately involved with his wife. He abducted the man and brutally murdered him despite the man’s proclaimed innocence. His attempt to cover his tracks post mortem included dumping the man’s body into the nearby lake. Kit Hanover is a rookie detective working her first case in homicide, assigned to Detective Wade Shepard. Shepard is unenthused about working with a green officer, and he openly shows his disdain for Hanover with sexist and racist barbs. Despite Shepard’s...
Paula Welch (Paula Welch)
In Death in the Scillies by Paula Welch, Chief Inspector Sofia Faraday returns for her second gripping murder mystery on the rugged island of St. Mary’s. Geraldine Locke fell in love with St Mary’s when she first visited her grandparents as a child. At the bequest of her grandmother ten years ago, she has turned the family home into a fashionable boutique hotel. When she believes her life is idyllic, a shocking phone call from her mother shatters her world. During a stormy weekend, she gathers her family to reveal a long-bulwarked secret,...
Burt Weissbourd (Rare Bird Lit and Blue City Press)
Hope Dies Last by Burt Weissbourd is a pulse-pounding thriller that leaves you turning the pages, thanks to the unpredictable plot and the never-ending action that moves the story forward. Sara and Alvaro are drawn into a deadly conspiracy when a shocking photo hints at a connection to a $350 million Venezuelan military heist. What starts as a surprise visit from a cousin with a secret quickly spirals into violence, leaving Sara hospitalized and their young son terrified. Dead bodies begin to mount, and the couple turns to Sara’s father, Cash—a...
Alexander C. Juden (5Points Press)
“I needed to find Patricia. I’d stash her in a safe place, and then I was going to kill that son of a bitch Armistan deader than the goddamn dodo bird.” This introduces the conflict in Quieting the Storm by Alexander C. Juden, a gripping historical thriller set in the post-World War I era. The story follows Major John Griffin, a disfigured and haunted investigator entangled in a web of espionage, political intrigue, and personal vendettas. Upon returning to New York from Europe, Griffin is determined to save Patricia Kingsbury from her estrange...
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