Category Archives: 3.5
“Sleight Malice” – by Vicki Tyley
The morning after a girl’s night in, Desley discovers that the home her friend returned to was burned down overnight. Where is her friend and whose is the unidentified body found in the ruins? Sleight Malice is Vicki Tyley’s second … Continue reading
“The Last Bad Job” – by Colin Dodds
A suicide cult nearing its fate, a reporter tumbling towards self-destruction and a world spinning towards its end. When the dominoes start falling and mayhem reigns, who will be left to laugh at the result? There’s only a few things … Continue reading
“Martyrs & Monsters” – by Robert Dunbar
In various shades of dark and darker, Robert Dunbar presents a collection of short and often disturbing little tales. I had been interested in sampling the work of this author for some time, his name often associated with a sub-genre … Continue reading
“Clay’s Way” – by Blair Mastbaum
Growing up on Hawaii’s Oahu island, Sam uses his appearance as a rebellion against who he’s expected to be. But he has deeper differences irreconcilable with the community in which he lives. And then there’s Clay… Clay’s Way is a … Continue reading
“The Whitechapel Gambit” – by Marcin Wrona
In the working class district of Haversham, Squeak saves a company and dooms himself to poverty until a benefactor gives him a second chance. Thus we follow a poor cripple’s unlikely rise – but for what purpose? The Whitechapel Gambit … Continue reading
“Thin Blood” – by Vicki Tyley
Determined freelance reporter Jacinta Deller attempts to profit on one of her partner’s acquaintanceships for a story, but instead stirs up the past and puts herself and her new friends in danger. Thin Blood is a crime mystery with an … Continue reading
“The Kult” – by Shaun Jeffrey
How far would you go to be loyal to your childhood friends? How far would you go to protect them, avenge them? And how would you hide from the consequences when they come back to stalk you? The Kult is a … Continue reading
“Verdant Skies” – by Steve Lyle Jordan
Far in the future, when mankind is struggling to reverse the damage he has done to the planet, the planet itself eventually retaliates in a decisive manner – a cataclysmic eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera which fills the earth’s atmosphere … Continue reading
“The Whole Truth” – by Jim Murdoch
Jonathan Payne is a middle-aged and rather boring bookshop owner in the small seaside town of Rigby. So what happens when the personification of Truth knocks on his door and wants a chat? A whole lot of nothing? Well yes….and … Continue reading
“The Survival of Marvin Baines” – by Michael Meyer
There’s something to be said for reading a book at exactly the right time. The Survival of Marvin Baines was a wake-up call I didn’t necessarily need, but could certainly relate to at this time in my life. Marvin Baines … Continue reading