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THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH – Dan J. Marlowe
‘Roy’ and ‘Bunny’ (these are the names they know each other by but not likely to be their actual names) are bank robbers. In their latest heist things don’t go as smoothly as they’d hoped in Phoenix and Roy, who killed three men, gets clipped, taking a bullet in the arm. The duo split up Continue reading
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GREATEST HITS – Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison was a prominent literary, sci-fi (but don’t use that term! call it speculative fiction!) figure in my formative reading years. I met him at conventions and book signings many times (the first time in 1976) and always enjoyed his wit, intelligence, and fervor when he railed against something … and he always railed Continue reading
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THE MURDERERS – Fredric Brown
It is the late 1950’s/early 1960’s and Willy Griff is a down-on-his luck actor in Hollywood. He may not have a lot of luck getting acting jobs, but he has great luck when it comes to women. He is currently making time with a hot little number by the name of Doris. Their attraction for Continue reading
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FIRST FROST – Craig Johnson
It’s time for another Longmire book, but where do you go when Longmire has taken on (and taken down) every petty criminal, every crooked politician, and every drug lord in the state of Wyoming and even a few in Mexico? You look back at Walt’s early days – before he ever became a sheriff. Some Continue reading
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SHIFTLING – Steven Savile
Middle-aged Drew returns to his British home after receiving a call that his childhood friend, Scotty, has been hospitalized in a mental institute. Drew knows that it must be connected to an event when the boys were 15, back in the mid-1980s. Visiting now coughs up the memories when a group of boys were excited Continue reading
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STAR TREK: DAY OF BLOOD – graphic novel
Kahless II is the emperor of the Klingon empire and the power has completely corrupted him. He has raided ancient tombs, stolen the Bajoran Orb of Destruction, and taken the power of gods unto himself. He’s begun a genocide campaign across the galaxies but other races aren’t just lying around waiting to be slaughtered. Some Continue reading
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VAMP – Loren D. Estleman
Valentino, a UCLA film archivist and occasional detective is helping out a friend who recently bought an old drive-in movie venue. Leo brings in his friend Leo Kalishnikov who is a top-notch theater designer. But Leo’s mind isn’t on the job – he’s being blackmailed in regards to something from his past. Valentino offers to help Continue reading
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DOORWAY TO THE STARS – Jack McDevitt
An alien artifact, likely some 12,000 years old, is found on Native American land controlled by the Sioux. The artifact appears to be a gateway that allows those who pass through to travel to other worlds – all very much like Earth, some with intelligent beings. No one knows why it’s on Earth. When the Continue reading
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THE BOY OF CHAOTIC MAKING – Charlie N. Holmberg
Who knew that inheriting a house could lead to so much change? It is 1847 and Merritt Fernsby inherited the family Whimbrel House – a structure that had been terrifyingly haunted when he first moved in. But thanks to the help of Hulda Larkin of BIKER (The Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms) Continue reading
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ALL THE DEAD SHALL WEEP – Charlaine Harris
From the creator of the hugely popular Sookie Stackhouse series (aka True Blood) is the Gunnie Rose series. All the Dead Shall Weep is the 5th book in this series, but author Charlaine Harris gives us everything we need to know about the characters within the pages of the book – reading this will only whet the appetite Continue reading
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THE INNOCENT SLEEP – Seanan McGuire
Tybalt, King of Cats, has a perfect life. Respected by his clan, Tybalt is married to the love of his life – October Daye – a hero of her own time – and they are expecting their first child. A perfect life, that is, until it is ripped away by Titania. The Mother of Illusions Continue reading
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JUMPNAUTS – Hao Jingfang
The world becomes a smaller place in this apocalyptic future. There are two factions (ie controlling countries) now – the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations. Each side is nervously expecting the other side to initiate some kind of aggression. But it may not be either of the two nations that starts Continue reading
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