UNIONBy Van Allen PlexicoWhite Rocket Books264 pgs The earth has been invaded by a confederation of alien warmongers. They maintain control of the remnants of humanity via an army of robots called Kratons. Then one day a human slave worker named Jack Gael discovers a silver belt buried deep in
THE CASE OF THE JILTED JULIETA North Hollywood Detective Mystery ClubBy Mike MainsMystery Adventure Detective Books204 pgs This is one of a series of young adult books featuring Jeffrey Jones and his pal, Pablo Gomez as high school students who solve mysteries. In this book, they learn of a thirty
LEVON’S RANGEA Vigilante Justice Thriller # 11By Chuck DixonRough Edge Press183 pgs Chuck Dixon’s eleventh Levon Cade book picks up a few months after the climax of his last. Cade has moved his family to Idaho and bought himself a mid-size ranch where he hopes to raise horses with his
BUSTED BOOTLEGA Red Jackal MysteryBy Jonathan W. SweetA Brick Pickle Pulp152 pgs Of all the New Pulp avengers now battling from various publishers, one of our personal favorites is Jonathan W. Sweet’s Red Jackal. It is as if Sweet mixed up old classic pulp heroes with comic characters. Where as
DEATH COMES TOO LATEBy Charles ArdaiHard Case Crime399 pgs What we have here is a collection of crime short stories by writer/editor Charles Ardai. Twenty in all and each is a gem. Though somewhat depressing in large part, there is no denying Ardai’s writing chops. He knows how to spin
LEVON’S TIME(Levon Cade Book Seven)By Chuck DixonRough Edge Press227 pgs Happily, this reviewer, with this book, has filled in the gaps and will now be able to catch up with the series as they move forward. With “Levon’s Time,” we pick up Cade after his rescue mission back in Iraq
NOBODY’S ANGELBy Jack ClarkHard Case Crime218 pgs Eddie Miles is a world weary Chicago taxi-cab driver. He’s divorced; his ex-wife packed her bag and moved away taking his daughter with her. He has no clue where she went. Whatever dreams Eddie had have long ago evaporated and his life is
THE TERRORSBy Brian K. MorrisRising Tide Pub.245 pgs Any comic fan upon seeing the gorgeous Jeffrey Hayes cover to this book would have done a double-take. Here is a black man wearing the all too familiar costume of The Black Terror. The Black Terror appeared in Exciting Comics # 9.
LEVON’S KINBy Chuck DixonRough Edges Press241 pgs Even since discovering this series a year ago, with book seven, “Levon’s Home,” we’ve been playing catch-up. Both go back to the first “Levon’s Trade” and jump ahead to the newer titles. We are also well aware that a proposed film is in
FANCY ANDERS – FOR THE BOYSBy Max Allan CollinsIllustrated by Fay DaltonNeo Text118 pgs This is Collins’ second book featuring Hollywood debutante turned detective, Fancy Anders, set in the early days of World War II. What with Pearl Harbor fresh in the minds of most Americans, the people in Los
MYSTERY OF THE ATOMIC HAMMERHollywood Cowboy Detectives # 8By Darryle PurcellAvailable at Amazon146 pgs The three amigos, Curly Woods PR guy, Hoot Gibson former western star and Nick Danby studio chauffeur, are back again in another fantastic adventure. But this time writer Purcell, sets his action-packed tale after the end
THE DAUGHTER OF SHERLOCK HOLMESBy Leonard GoldbergMinotaur Books303 pgs When we breeze through a book of 300 pages swiftly, it is a sign that it is not only well written, but that the story itself is totally captivating. And both those elements are clearly present in this wonderful book. Of
