A legendary Italian restaurant in Chicago is set for demolition after more than five decades of serving the powerful, famous, and dangerous denizens of that underworld. Rather than die in prison, the restaurant owner, Tony Sorrentino, must break his code of silence and share the dark secrets of his place of business with his nephew – a no-nonsense CPD detective. Dennis Romanowski wants to protect the man he’s known all his life, while also being a […]
A chilling, thought-provoking vision of a militarized and chaotic future, Ocellicon: Future Visions by A.G. Russo is a dramatic work of military sci-fi that takes on tough issues, which reflect the current world. Continuing a lifelong battle against those who underestimate her, Annalisa, a military Investigator of scarred and controversial origins, boldly dives into a murky murder case that puts her reputation back in the crosshairs. However, when a far greater enemy than injustice reveals itself, she will have yet another chance to prove her merit, both inside and outside the courtroom. At times, the declarative style of the prose […]
The fifth chapter in Nick Snape’s Weapons of Choice series, Alien Rebirth returns to its survival thriller roots as the heroic squad plunges into a new and dangerous world. While investigating an electromagnetic anomaly in a mining colony system seeded by the Haven, these liberators, warriors, and explorers are confronted by a faceless evil, one that has awakened from ageless slumber with a blind hunger. Navigating the political minefield of the Tiqsimuyu system, while fighting desperately against an annihilating force, this unexpected conflict could cost Finn, Zuri, Noah, and Yasuko everything, including their ship, their mission, and their lives, for […]
Plunging readers into the gritty instability of a recovering war zone, The Missing Diary (Crime Scene Kosovo Book 1) by Tasmin Turner is a fast-paced legal drama that feels both timely and historically significant.
Lawyer Kit Chase eagerly leaps into a new position in Kosovo, unaware that the conflict there hasn’t exactly ended – just shifted battlefields into urban, cultural, criminal, and political realms. Learning to survive on the fly, while navigating the swirl of flirtation, insinuation, and intimidation all around her, Kit must nab a merciless mob boss who will stop at nothing to protect his ill-gotten empire.
Examining […]
Pushing the sci-fi adventure genre and this ambitious series into uncharted space, The Light Within Darkness by David C. Jeffrey is a tremendous third chapter in the Space Unbound saga.
The voidoid portals may be safe from destruction for now, but the greatest threat to humanity has fled into the unknown chasm of space, gathering power and hiding from the Alliance. Aiden Macallan is more than the intrepid mission commander sent to find this existential enemy – he is also seeking his own long-awaited revenge against Cardew, the monster responsible for his mother’s death.
The scrappy crew of the Sun […]
A useful, inclusive, and accessible introduction to an ever-growing industry, See Yourself in Cybersecurity: A Book About Careers in Cybersecurity for the Next Generation by Zinet Kemal is perfectly designed for younger readers dreaming about what their future careers may hold. Putting a broad range of professional paths into simple terms, from investigator and threat analyst to cyber defender, this vividly illustrated book shows how exciting and interesting the seemingly dry field of computer security can be. Never patronizing readers, nor getting lost in technical details, the book is sharply edited, while the dynamic colors, formatting, and accompanying images make […]
Divorced and spiraling into a bottle, John Bastian survives a horrific ski accident just hours after watching another man mysteriously plummet to his death. After waking up otherwise unhurt from a 3-day coma, his head feels crowded with the muddled memories of a murdered man. Knowing that the vision is more than a morphine-induced hallucination, John is compelled to find out what happened in his past life as Jack Bachman, but […]
A tongue-in-cheek urban fantasy thriller, A Devil in Every Dark Corner by Amanda Braun Boe is a witty and witchy supernatural mystery that is impossible to put down. Imogen thought she had left behind her quirky family’s Otherworldly Investigations, but finds herself pulled back into mystical sleuthing thanks to her perennially perfect little sister. Coming back to the world of magic means facing her oldest demons, tapping into new depths of power she never thought possible, and possibly saving the world. A brilliantly penned, identity-driven drama, with humor laced effortlessly throughout believable dialogue, this is an impressive and entertaining start […]