THE GHOSTS OF KARNAK By George Mann Titan Books 271 pages George Mann’s steam-pulp hero, the Ghost, returns in this, his third outing. When Gabriel Cross’ girlfriend, Ginny Gray, fails to return from her sight-seeing trip to Egypt, he is a bit concerned. That feeling of tread is only magnified
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DOC ATLAS By Michael A. Black & Ray Lovato www.oaktreebooks.com 268 pages Over the years there have been way too many Doc Savage clones created by want-to-be pulp writers; some good, some atrocious. Before going any further, let’s get one thing straight, Doc Atlas clearly resides
THE CHAMELEON THIEF OF CAIRO By Stephen Jared Solstice Publishing 127 pgs It is 1948 and actor turned adventurer, Jack Hunter, longs for nothing more than to settle down with his wife and kids. When an old CIA spymaster named Kitchener shows up on his doorstep, he knows his quiet
KILLING TOWN The Lost First Mike Hammer Thriller! By Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins Titan Books 225 pages Sometimes Christmas comes early. That was our first reaction upon learning Max Allan Collins and the folks at Titan Books were about to publish the first Mike Hammer book by the
“No Harp for My Angel” “Booty for a Babe” “Eve, It’s Extortion” 3 by Carter Brown Stark House Press 298 pgs Once again Stark House Press delivers a package of reprint classics. This time featuring three Detective Al Wheeler mysteries by Australian scribe Alan Geoffrey Yates writing as Carter Brown.
VEGAS HEIST By Van Allen Plexico White Rocket Books 231 pgs Some books seem to fly through your hands; they being that much fun to read. Such is the case with Van Plexico’s new offering, “Vegas Heist.” A serious change of course for a writer best known for sci-fi and
DAYFALL By Michael David Ares Tor Books 286 pgs In the not too distant future, Pakistan and India suffer a nuclear confrontation which has disastrous results throughout the globe. Ice melting in subartic regions and Greenland causes rising water levels and twenty percent of New York City is lost. Other
CURSE OF THE BLOOD FIENDS By P.J. Thorndyke Celluloid Terrors 298 pages Receiving books from authors we are unfamiliar with is always an exciting event. It leads us to a new door wherein we wonder what awaits on the other side; something fantastically good, something mediocre or, heaven forbid, something
NIGHTWISE By R. S. Belcher Tor Books 352 pgs This is the third R. S. Belcher novel we’ve read in the past two years and we are fast becoming devoted fans. Whereas the first two were part of a weird western series, “Nightwise” is a twisted, dark tale of modern
STRANGE VIEW FROM A SKEWED ORBIT (An Oddball Memoir) By Ardath Mayhar Borgo Press 159 pgs Dear Readers, this certainly will not be one of my regular reviews. You see the subject matter is much too personal for me and we need to share much more than a few declarative
THE OBSIDIAN CHAMBER (A Pendergast Novel) By Preston & Child Grand Central Publishing 437 pgs We make no bones that we are devoted fans of this new pulp series. Special Agent Pendergast and his revolving cast of supporting characters are truly colorful and memorable. In this, the sixteen entry, the
UNREMARKABLE By Geoff Habiger & Coy Kissee Shadow Dragon Press 205 pages We’ve often said the fun of writing a review blog is discovering new and exciting talent. Case in point this book sent to us by authors Habiger and Kissee, “Unremarkable.” From the book design it is easy enough
