THE IMMORALITY ENGINE By George Mann Tor Books 347 pages It would be nice if publishers were uniform in how they dispensed their titles to reviewers but alas, that is not the case. Rather they simply hand copies to various marketing associates in their home offices and these men and
TALES FROM THE FLIP-SIDE The Adventures of Big Daddy Cool & The Bombshell Kittens By John Pyka Pros Se Press 169 pages When our colleague and fellow reviewer, Tommy Hancock, handed us a copy of this book and said, “It has everything from Nazis vampires to flying cars!” We knew
THE QUEEN’S MARKSMAN By Theresa M. Moore Antellus Books (www.antellus.com) 285 pages In 1878, young Robert St. John, a descendant of the fabled Earl of Loxley, aka Robin Hood, joins the army to fight in Afghanistan. On the journey east via the Orient Express with the new recruits, he encounters
LOOKING AT THE WORLD WITH BROKEN GLASS IN MY EYE By Mark Justice Graveside Books 304 pages A few reviews earlier we talked about book titled “No Rest for the Dead.” This particular review should be offered under the heading of, “A Voice From Beyond.” It’s pretty easy to rift
TRANSCENDENTAL By James Gunn Tor Books 302 pages When one titles a book “Transcendental,” it’s probably a good idea to start our review with a clear definition of that word. Our trusty old Webster list it as an adjective; 1) or relating to transcendentalism. (The philosophical belief that knowledge of
NO REST FOR THE DEAD By 26 Mystery Writers Edited by Andrew F. Gulli & Lamia J. Gulli Touchstone Books 252 pages Ever heard of a round robin? A round-robin story, or simply “round robin,” is a type of collaborative fiction or storytelling in which a number of authors each
QUARRY’S VOTE Max Allan Collins Hard Case Crime 237 pages This is one series we came in late on, not having been aware of Max Collins’ hitman Quarry until Hard Case Crime convinced him to bring the character out of mothballs for one more tale; “The Last Quarry” in 2015.
THE DEVIL DOGS OF BELLEAU WOODS By Terrence McCauley Down & Out Books 130 pages “The Devil Dogs of Belleau Woods,” is a gripping war adventure set during one of the most brutal battles of World War One. Corporal Charlie Doherty is a New York City cop who thought he
3 The Hard Way By Gary Phillips Down & Out Books 295 pages First before digging into this book’s trio of excellent pulp yarns, we want to tip our fedora to Down & Out Books. A fairly new publishing house, the quality of their recent titles has been excellent and
CAPE HELL By Loren D. Estleman Forge Books 224 pgs Available May 2016 Now we’ve only read a few books by Loren D. Estleman but those were enough to convince us of his immeasurable storytelling talents. It is also clear he possesses a genuine fondness for westerns as this latest
SPANISH MOSS (A Robineux Mystery) By E.A. Cook Rogue House Publishing 169 pages Sometimes the story of how we received a particular book can be as interesting as the book itself. Several weeks ago we walked into a very small local bookstore. You know the kind, they make most of
LIGHTWEIGHT – Black Death By Nicholas Ahlhelm Metahuman Press 129 pages If you think surviving four years of high school it tough, try doing it as a superhero who can control gravity. That’s Kevin Mathis’s challenge in the second of Nicholas Ahlhelm wonderful series that explores both the angst of
