by Odin Halvorson | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available 11 July, 2023 Jane Hunter is a retiring professional librarian and archivist, pushed out of her career path by a younger crowd and tough economic times. Divorced from her abusive husband, and with her grown actress daughter touring the world, Jane takes a...
by Odin Halvorson | Nov 26, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available 03 Jan 2023 What’s a high-functioning Sherlock Holmes type to do in the face of a gullible, tarot-believing public? Fleece them for everything they’re worth, while solving all of their crimes, of course! Together with his charming assistant...
by Odin Halvorson | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available on 03/21/2023 There is a particular skill to writing books in a series. You need to be able to write each book in such a way that a fresh reader could conceivably pick it up and enjoy it without having experienced any of the others. At the same time, each...
by Odin Halvorson | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Hi! I’m Odin Halvorson, writer, editor, and professional reviewer. In the weeks ahead, my weekly review column will focus on new mystery and science fiction books from across the spectrum, with special attention paid to releases from indie presses! Today’s...
by Andrew Gulli | Aug 31, 2022 | Fiction
“Stockholm” by Catherine Steadman (Excerpt) Overhead, the “Fasten Seat Belt” sign pings off. We have leveled out, cruising at an altitude of thirty-seven thousand feet, high above the morning clouds of JFK International and bound for Stockholm....
by Andrew Gulli | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction
The Lure of a Ghost Story by B.R. Myers, author of A Dreadful Splendor Ghost story. Those two words illicit an immediate response; anticipation, intrigue, and perhaps foreboding. Even Arnold Lobel wrote a ghost story for his Frog and Toad series. In SHIVERS, Frog is...
