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SOICHI: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION – graphic novel
I was truly enamored with the graphic novel, Tombs, by creator Junji Ito not too long ago so I was very eager to dig into this graphic novel. The title, with “Story Collection,” had me thinking we’d be getting something very like Tombs with a variety of dark, creepy stories. But it’s not quite along the same lines. Continue reading
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THE GIRL BY THE BRIDGE – Arnaldur Indridason
Detective Konrád (retired from the police) is still searching for those responsible for his father’s murder when he is called by an elderly couple looking for help. Their granddaughter, a young woman, is missing. She is a known drug smuggler and Konrád is reluctant to take the case, but the elderly couple have a loose Continue reading
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LORDS OF UNCREATION – Adrian Tchaikovsky
I’ve done it again. I’ve picked up the third book in a trilogy without having read the previous books in the series. Sometimes it doesn’t matter too much but in this case I think it was probably vital to have the background of the previous books. Not only am I coming in at the end Continue reading
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A HUNTER CALLED NIGHT – Tim Waggoner
It was nearly ten years ago when I first read a Tim Waggoner novel (Night Terrors) and I was impressed enough with the outrageousness and originality that I’ve been seeking Waggoner’s books ever since. He has really become a major force in the horror fiction world. In A Hunter Called Night, a man known as Arron Continue reading
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OLD BABES IN THE WOODS – Margaret Atwood
It’s been a few years since I read some of Margaret Atwood’s short fiction but it was her collection Bluebeard’s Egg, that I read after reading The Handmaid’s Tale back in the 1980’s, that endeared me to her writing and to the brilliance of a well-written short story. Some forty years later and she’s still producing terrific work. Continue reading
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STARS AND SMOKE – Marie Lu
Sydney Cossette is a spy with an elite undercover organization (Panacea). She was the youngest ever to join the ranks and she has a knack for picking up languages. She’s tough and no-nonsense and her good looks have her breaking as many hearts as her combat skills breaks bones. Panacea wants to infiltrate a major Continue reading
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OPERATION OVERLORD – Francis Moss
Tommy Collins is the son of Royal Naval Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Collins. Britain is deep in World War II and Lawrence Collins is attending “Most Secret” meetings. There is rumor that an Allied invasion will be taking place soon. Despite the active dangers in England, and the sensitive nature of Lieutenant Commander Collins’ current work, Continue reading
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THE BOOK SPY – Alan Hlad
It is 1942 and Maria Alves is a microfilm expert currently working at the New York Public Library. She learns of a plan, put together by President Roosevelt, to send librarians and microfilm experts to Europe to search through public records for information that might prove useful to war effort. Eager to be a part Continue reading
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RICH WATERS – Robert Bailey
Attorney Jason Rich recently won a large court case, his first, really, despite being a lawyer for many years. He’s made his money as an ‘ambulance-chasing’ accident attorney. His “In an accident? Get Rich!” billboards dot the landscape around his hometown of Guntersville, Alabama. But winning a major case doesn’t mean that his life is back Continue reading
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THE KEEPER’S SIX – Kate Elliott
Esther is a mother and grandmother. Her son has been kidnapped and she’s headed to The Beyond – an alien landscape between worlds. Time and space react differently here. The Beyond would be difficult enough to traverse but Esther and her Hex (think ‘traveling D&D party of wizards’) have been banned from The Beyond the Continue reading
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THE MELANCHOLY STRUMPET MASTER – Zeb Beck
Gilmore (Gil) Crowell is working on his doctoral thesis – and has been for perhaps a bit too long. He’s doing an anthropological study of the prostitutes of Tijuana. He pays them for their time and then only talks with them, asking questions and recording their responses. To earn money to pay for these interviews, Continue reading
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HEIR OF UNCERTAIN MAGIC – Charlie N. Holmberg
The Whimbrel House – a once haunted estate in Rhode Island and inherited by Merritt Fernsby. In the previous book (Keeper of Enchanted Rooms), Fernsby acquired the help of an agent from BIKER (Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms), Hulda Larson. Now, the home is no longer haunted the way it had been. Continue reading
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