VAMP – A Valentino MysteryBy Loren D. EstlemanForge Books230 pgs Valentino is a film archivist who works for UCLA in Los Angeles and at times does a little detecting work on the side. The character and series are both well known by mystery fans, and after reading this entry, we
EL TIGRE AZULThree WitchesBy Duane SpurlockInterrobang Tales214 pgs It’s the 1970s, and El Tigre Azul (the Blue Tiger) is a professional Mexican masked wrestler better known as a luchador. Aside from his ring career, he is also famous for fighting evil supernatural threats wherever they arise. In this first-in-print collection,
WARBIRDS OF MARSBeast IncarnateBy Chris SamsonPaperstreet Entertainment LLC214 Pages From the popular science fiction action/adventure webcomic series created by Scott “Doc” Vaugn comes this terrific standalone novel by Chris Samson. The setup involves Martians invading Earth during the middle of World War II, amping the chaos and slaughter across the
THE GREATEST KNIGHTBy Thomas AsbridgeECCO383 pages During the 11th and 12th centuries, the heart of the Middle Ages, history witnessed the rise and fall of some of the most notorious British monarchs. Empires were won and lost within a single generation; fathers and sons fought each other, and the Holy
THE SCAR OF AIMSIRETales of Aimsire Book TwoBy Scott LadzinskiAvailable at Amazon360 pages The battle between good and evil continues in this, the second volume of the fantasy series, “Tales of Aimsire.” Book two starts directly after the events that transpired in book one…where wizard twins Rorie and Rayann were
52 WEEKS – 52 SHERLOCK HOLMES NOVELSEdited by Paul BishopGenius Book Publishing359 pgs Ever since his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes has captured the imagination of thousands, perhaps millions, of readers and over the decades his popularity has only continued to grow. Editor Bishop, himself a Holmes
FACE OFFEdited by David BaldacciSimon and Schuster356 pgs After reviewing the first-ever fictional private-eyes crossover last time, we thought it only fitting to follow with this team-up anthology produced by the International Thriller Writers in 2014. It is a collection of eleven stories wherein two heroes from various thriller series
DOUBLE IN TROUBLEBy Richard S. Prather & Stephen MarloweGold Medal GiantCopyrighted 1959 Fawcett Publications, Inc.Second Printing 1960286 pages In 1960, we were a thirteen-year-old freshman in high school. We are also voracious readers, having been weaned on comic books at an early age. We loved reading and by that year
I decided that it’s finally time to start getting caught up on reviewing some of the things I’ve watched/read this spring! I finished the Project Hail Mary audiobook, and it was a wonderful experience. It adds more background and context to a movie/story I already loved, and I highly recommended
THE SPIDER: Robot Titans of GothamBy Norvell PageBaen Books358 pgs The Spider – Master of Men was one of the most popular pulp heroes of the late 1930s. All his adventures were over-the-top thrillers written by Norvell Page, himself a remarkable character. Born in Richmond, Virginia, on July 6, 1904,
THE FIRE CONCERTOBy Sarah LandenwichUnion Square & Co.334 pgs Rare are the stories that take hold of one’s imagination and don’t let go until the final page. This is one of them. The year is 1997 and thirty-year old Clara Bishop is a bartender in Austin, Texas living a quiet,
LINCOLN’S AVENGERBy Jonathan SweetLittle Rapids Press173 pgs History records that the assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was shot and killed on a farm in Virginia. The shooter was an army sergeant named Thomas “Boston” Corbett. Corbett’s later life was anything but peaceful. First made famous then later notorious, the man’s days
