A STRING OF MOB-RELATED MURDERS brings a private investigator and a police detective together to seek justice for the victims and untangle a web of violence and betrayal. Interesting premise, a bit unpolished. B MINUS

TREACHERY
Bernie Ziegner
2022

HACKING THE GLOBAL “INFOSPHERE” in a future world where almost everyone is connected is an unlikely, risky adventure for a team of four friends. Intriguing, imaginative worldbuilding but stiff characterization. B MINUS

INTERFACES: A PSY-FI THRILLER ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE MIND
P. Anilak
2021

AN EVERLASTING MAGICAL WAR, with soldiers resurrected after each battle, takes an unexpected turn. Intriguing fantasy could do more with characterization. B MINUS

THE IMMORTAL WAR (DATHEN LEGENDS)
Independently published
2020

AN ANCIENT INTERSTELLAR CIVILIZATION’s artificial intelligences are foraging for humans on Earth. Fascinating sci-fi adventure undermined in places by rough prose. B MINUS

THE TRAVELERS BOOK 3: A SPACE OPERA
Lee Hunnicutt
2020

KOWLOON WALLED CITY is the center of a near-future work of speculative horror. Great premise marred by unpolished prose. B MINUS

DESPAIR: SHADOWS UNDER KOWLOOON
S.R. Ravencroft
2018

UNSETTLING MISOGYNIST DYSTOPIA has strong characterization, atmosphere, but fuller worldbuilding needed. B MINUS

THE MATCHING (THE PAPER DUCHESS BOOK 2)
Bogus Caller Press
2016

A CANADIAN SERIAL KILLER’S shocking crimes and high-profile trial. Clear, concise, but a bit too dry. B MINUS

THE COUNTRY BOY KILLER : THE TRUE STORY OF CODY LEGEBOKOFF, CANADA’S TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER (CRIMES CANADA: TRUE CRIMES THAT SHOCKED THE NATION) (VOLUME 6)
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
2015

INDIANAPOLIS GOTHIC CAPTURES some key elements of the genre in a twentieth-century setting, despite missteps. B MINUS

ELIZABETH GREEN
None
2015

BACKSTAGE IN THE ROCK WORLD: a novel about a groupie turned star. Love of music shines through clunky prose. B MINUS

WHAT BECOMES A LEGEND MOST
self-published
2014

A BICOASTAL MURDER MYSTERY with a complex plot and a likable protagonist; could have used a bit more polish. B MINUS

Jo West
2014