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Book Review: Twentymile by C. Matthew Smith

By J.B. Stevens

November 18, 2021

“The beauty and charm of the wilderness are his for the asking, for the edges of the wilderness lie close beside the beaten roads of the present travel.” —Theodore Roosevelt   Twentymile is a November 19th, 2021, release from Latah Books, and was written by C. Matthew Smith. The novel is a thriller with a…

Book Review: Last Seen Alone by Laura Griffin

By Janet Webb

October 13, 2021

Austin attorney Leigh Larson is the lawyer of choice for “victims of sexual extortion, harassment, and online abuse.” Last Seen Alone could not be more topical as October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The plot lives up to the cliché, “ripped from the headlines,” since the news is flush with tragic stories of women killed…

Find Your Bunk, Change Your Life: Thinking About Liminal Spaces in Books, TV, and Movies

By Katie Lattari

September 23, 2021

Summer camp, boarding school, college—interesting places for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that they have as one of their founding principles the idea that you will, absolutely, leave them. In fact, leaving them is one of the main points. You will come to them as a stranger, bright, shiny, and anxious.…

Where I Left Her by Amber Garza: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

August 16, 2021

Saturday, 10:00 a.m., seventeen hours after drop-off Whitney had been up for hours, and still hadn’t heard from Amelia. Last night was restful. Quiet. Peaceful. All the things Whitney had wanted it to be. Much needed. But this morning she was suffering from a serious case of mom guilt. She missed her daughter. Was anxious…

Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

March 22, 2021

Chapter 1 Thursday, May 20 Tucson, Arizona MATT COSTA, HEAD OF the FBI’s new DC-based mobile response team had been in his old office in Tucson for the last month to investigate two possibly connected cases: the murder of college activist Emma Perez, and possible illegal toxic dumping by a copper refinery plant that was…

A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

March 19, 2021

Twenty years ago The Russell House group home for girls; Fairfax County, Virginia Seven-year-old Nina sat cross-legged on the floor with the others, breathless with anticipation. Every girl at the home envied Angelica, who was spending her final night at Russell House. Angelica had been chosen. Eleven years old and willowy, with long coltish legs…

Book Review: The Last Secret You’ll Ever Keep by Laurie Faria Stolarz

By Doreen Sheridan

March 17, 2021

Terra is a survivor. After the grisly accident that claims the lives of her parents, it takes a lot of work for her to get her life back on track. A stint in a psychiatric hospital to help her cope with her grief is followed by the seemingly compassionate decision to keep her back a…

The Perfect Daughter by D. J. Palmer: Featured Excerpt

By Crime HQ

March 15, 2021

Chapter 1 At thirty minutes past eight o’clock, red and blue strobe lights lit up the sky outside Grace Francone’s modest Cape house with the frenzy of a fireworks display. A quick check out the window revealed two cars parked in her driveway, one a sedan, a single twirling red light mounted to its dashboard,…

Book Review: The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott

By Ray Palen

March 3, 2021

During the crazy and stressful climate we currently live in, it is nice to spend a few hours escaping into a good book. I often enjoy novels that take me to other parts of the world, especially when real-life travel is presently so restricted. The latest novel from Tasmanian author Robbie Arnott meets these needs.…

Book Review: The Ghost Moths by Harry Farthing

By Ray Palen

February 26, 2021

The cover of the haunting Tibetan-based novel The Ghost Moths by Harry Farthing features a quote that really cuts directly to the undercurrent that runs beneath the entire narrative: ‘The past can only determine the future if it survives the present.’  Sounds like a fortune cookie at a progressive Asian restaurant, but it really nails…

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