A ROGUE CYBERCOP’S TRAIN is robbed, and that’s just the beginning of his troubles in the far-future Wild West of a resettled Earth. Action-packed science fiction thriller with a classic Western feel. SOLID B

THE SERAPH ENGINE (OLD CHROME BOOK 1)
Lucas Ross Publishing
2022

A HIGH-ENERGY THRILLER GOES to unexpected places and takes on some big ideas. Lots of action as well as an added science-fiction dimension; imagine a National Treasure/Matrix intersection with a focus on the Black community. SOLID B

THE RECRUITER (THE REWIRED SERIES BOOK 1)
Three to Five Publishing, LLC.
2021

A CRIMINAL TALKS TO ANIMALS and attracts some attention from even more dangerous people. Will his furry and feathered friends help him go on the run? Amusing fantasy yarn set in 1930s America has hard-boiled charm. SOLID B

THE ZOOLINGUIST: A HUMOROUS CRIME FANTASY
S.A. Adams
2021

A GRITTY AUSTRALIAN NOIR thriller set in the mid-1960s sends a corrupt Sydney detective and his drug- and drink-addled colleague deep into the outback to solve a horrifying set of murders. Extravagantly bleak prose tells a grim story. SOLID B

THE DEVIL IN THE RED DIRT: THE TRAGIC TALE A NATION DIVIDED IN LIFE, UNIFIED IN MURDER
Michael P. Smith
2021

DELICATE HISTORICAL THRILLER, set in Italy at the height of Mussolini’s power. Smart characterization and a strong sense of place. SOLID B

LITTLE SPARK
Writesideleft
2021

SECRET MILITARY EXPERIMENTS give an orphaned, injured teen extraordinary powers, but put her life in jeopardy. High-tech thriller creates a tense web drawn from headlines and conspiracy theories alike. SOLID B

PROJECT EVELYN (STRANGER IN THE CLOUD BOOK 1)
BookBaby
2021

A CANDID, INTIMATE MEMOIR of a woman’s struggles with addiction and mental illness, written with utter frankness and without pretension. From Wharton Business School to survival sex work, the author tells it like it is. SOLID B

LONG WAY OFF
BookBaby
2021

A DETECTIVE TALKS TO ANIMALS, bit that’s the least of her troubles right now. Sweet, goofy cozy mystery features litigious seagulls and an imperious cat. Light fun. SOLID B

LEGAL SEAGULL: A HILARIOUS COZY MYSTERY WITH ONE VERY ENTITLED CAT DETECTIVE (PET WHISPERER P.I. BOOK 12)
Whiskered Mysteries
2020

AN OLD HOLLYWOOD MURDER rockets back into the headlines after 70+ years, thanks to new deaths at its site. Noir-infused tale works better as a love letter to bygone Los Angeles than as a classic mystery. SOLID B

WINDHALL
Pegasus Crime
2021

A SECRET TIME-TRAVEL EXPERIMENT could have dangerous consequences, and one government scientist must set things right. Intriguing premise, lots of action. SOLID B

THE GOLDEN MILESTONE: A NOVEL
Kilian Knight
2021