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The Man on the Middle Floor by Elizabeth S Moore RedDoor Publishing General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Jan 2019 Review I picked up The Man on the Middle Floor because I was intrigued by the description. I was not impressed. Nick’s violence, anger and sexuality were difficult to face. I know these are issues with autistic adults but Elizabeth S Moore repeatedly pushes these aspects to the reader. It makes him impossible to identify with. Equally distur

Hex-Rated: A Brimstone Files Novel Jason Ridler July 11, 2017 9781597809030, 1597809039 Trade Paperback $14.99 USD, $22.99 CAD, £10.99 GBP, €11.99 EUR Fiction/Fantasy/Urban Review Hex-Rated is an electrifying blend of pulp noir and horror. Jack Brimstone, LA’s newest Private investigator is looking forward to leaving a life of magic behind and spending his days chasing cheating husbands and finding lost dogs. Burying his mentor means freedom from all things strange and wond

The Portrait of Molly Dean by Katherine Kovocic Bonnier Publishing Australia Echo General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Mar 2018 Review The story of Molly Dean captures the reader’s imagination as quickly as it does that of art dealer Alex Clayton. A lost portrait of an artist’s muse, one who died a violent death which was never solved. Molly Dean was a woman who wanted more - freedom from her mother’s tyranny, freedom from the strictures forced upon

Magpie's Song by Allison Pang Indie Literary Fiction , Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date 08 Aug 2017 Review Great books linger in your thoughts long after the last page is turned. Magpie’s Song is such a book, and I am eager to read the next book in the series. The world of Magpie’s Song is divided in three. Meridian, the city of luxury and technology flies above. It rules Brightstone, the city below with an iron fist. Brightstone fears the Rot, a flesh eating plague that ran

Tangible Spirits by Becki Willis Becki Willis General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 02 May 2017 Review Tangible Spirits is a light paranormal cozy that is a pleasure to read. It isn’t one of the standard witches/shifters/psychic (which can be very good in their own right) mysteries. Instead the mystery is set in a small tourist town that is reportedly haunted. The paranormal component is important but not overwhelming. Gera Stapleton is a no nonsense repor

Dark Saturday By Nicci French Harper Collins William Morrow Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological Pub Date 11 July 2017 Review Where does troubled end and insane begin? Hannah Docherty has been incarcerated in a mental hospital for a decade - beaten, isolated, savaged by both residents and keepers. She was accused of killing her entire family, enclosed and forgotten. In return for a favor, psychotherapist Freida Klein meets with Hannah. as she examines the case notes, doubts

The Winterlings Cristina Sánchez-Andrade, Samuel Rutter Restless Books (Simon & Schuster) Pub Date: November 1, 2016 Fiction / Gothic Review The Winterlings flows smoothly, more like poetry than prose. It isn't a gothic in the traditional sense, but like in gothics women and the conception of femininity play a central role. This is a novel that will definitely appeal more to an academic audience than the general public. The story centers around two sisters who return to the

The Baker Street Phantom By Farbrice Bourland Gallic Books Pub Date: August 2, 2010 Description In the spring of 1932, with Londoners terrorised by a series of brutal murders, the private detective agency of Messrs. Singleton and Trelawney quietly opens its doors in Bloomsbury. The first person to call on their services is a worried Lady Arthur Conan Doyle. She tells of mysterious events at 221 Baker Street - and a premonition that the London murders signal terrible danger fo