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
1812 – A NovelBy David NivenA Forge Paperback442 pg First published in 1996, David Niven’s historical novel set against the tumultuous years of the War of 1812 is absolutely magnificent in capturing a crucial era in American history. This reviewer truly believes most students are naturally enraptured by the story
CLIVE CUSSLER – THE SEA WOLVESBy Jack Du BrulPutnam Books385 pgs Of all the adventure pulp series the late Clive Cussler created, our favorite remains the Isaac Bell stories. Oh, we totally appreciated the Dirk Pitt tales. It’s always been our belief that they were the first in a resurgence
Sometimes, a book appears in your life at just the right time, and it becomes something extra special. That’s exactly what happened to me with the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. I started reading the books last year, in the midst of a stressful and discouraging period in my life. I
QUARRY’S RETURNBy Max Allan CollinsHard Case Crime213 pgs. One must wonder at the twists and turns of fate when a writer of the baby-boomer generation (post-World War II for you youngsters) is still writing about a hired gun well into his seventies. That’s Quarry, one of three series Collins whipped
THE COZYVILLE WEREWOLFGhost Squad # 1By Darryle PurcellStrange Particle Press171 pgs Lots of old English high school teachers were heard telling their students to “write what you know.” In this, the kick-off to his newest series of pulp adventures, writer Darryle Purcell takes that admonish to heart in delivering editor/opinion
TINY TIME MachineThe Complete TrilogyBy John E. StithAn Amazing Selects Edition486 pgs Now and then, a science fiction book comes along that is simply fun to read. Most of these are science fantasies or space operas and not what is labelled Hard Science. It is rare that one finds a
