Review of Deep State by Chris Hauty
An Even Deeper State On the surface, new White House intern Hayley Chill is “Walmart white trash desperately trying to claw her way out of Oxy-Appalachia.” An Army vet, her…
Category: fiction
Murder He Wrote – How Jon Land Made Me a “Cozy” Convert
Who knew I was a “cozy” fan? I didn’t. According to Land, who took over penning the books after the series’ previous author, Donald Bain, died in 2017, “Cozies have…
The Joke’s on Hitler in Novel THE VENTRILOQUISTS by E. R. Ramzipoor
Is there anything more intriguing than learning about a little known but magnificent piece of history? In E.R. Ramzipoor’s epic debut novel based on a true story, The Ventriloquists (Park…
DNA Reconstructed in New Domestic Thriller – MOTHER KNOWS BEST by Kira Peikoff
“Frankenbaby.” That’s what the press called her—the girl with DNA from two mothers instead of one. Abby was a miracle, her DNA stitched together, genetically modified to prevent transmission of…
Clutter, Crime, and Calculating Coincidence in Hallie Ephron’s CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
“Emily felt as if her life, like a disordered closet, had been suddenly emptied out, assumptions upended. What to toss? What to keep? As if she had choices.” Emily Harlow…
A Damaged Druggie, a Dominatrix, and Diverse Manhattan in “The Tower of Songs”
Who doesn’t love an irreverent badass who admits he’s a screw-up? Duck Darley is the most damaged anti-hero you’d never want to meet in a dark corner of New York…
An Action Figure As Strong as Steel
Meet Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong The only thing that can top a bigger-than-life hero is a bigger-than-life heroine. And we have her in Caitlin Strong. Strong As Steel by Jon…
Famine and Forging Ahead in “The Irishman’s Daughter”
Famine and Forging Ahead in “The Irishman’s Daughter”