Category Archives: fiction

Review: Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The Manchurian Candidate meets South Park—Chuck Palahniuk’s finest novel since the generation-defining Fight Club. “Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival Midwestern American airport greater _____ area. Flight _____. Date _____. Priority … Continue reading

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Review: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect–a rich, … Continue reading

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Review: Friend of My Youth by Amit Chaudhuri

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: In Friend of My Youth, a novelist named Amit Chaudhuri visits his childhood home of Bombay. The city, reeling from the impact of the 2008 terrorist attacks, weighs heavily on his mind, as does the … Continue reading

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Review: The Merry Dredgers by Jeremy C. Shipp

Buy it here: Meerkat Press, Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Seraphina Ramon will stop at nothing to find out the truth about why her sister Eff is in a coma after a very suspicious “accident.” Even if it means infiltrating the last … Continue reading

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Review: The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer in the desert outside of Los Angeles. She’s on a quest to find her friend’s missing daughter, Arabella, and hears that Heist is preternaturally … Continue reading

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Review: Collage Macabre: An Exhibition of Art Horror

Buy it here: Amazon Synopsis: Your work will betray your secrets. Obsessions, hidden desires, and desperate wishes all woven into the fabric of what we make. A sculpture crafted with longing, a painting of a dream just barely articulated, the … Continue reading

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Review: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt–a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay ’til death. Whoever settles, never … Continue reading

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Review: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself. You may think you know how the fairytale … Continue reading

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Review: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel. Alejandra no longer knows who she … Continue reading

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Review: 88 Names by Matt Ruff

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: John Chu is a “sherpa”, a paid guide to online role-playing games like the popular Call to Wizardry. For a fee, he and his crew will provide you with a top-flight character equipped with … Continue reading

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