Descent by Tim Johnston

Descent captures and builds on the terror of a modern-day kidnapping and the horror every parent fears.  Caitlin, the victim, Continue reading →

Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

With stunning and poetic clarity, Anita Desai brings to life the sad story of four siblings reared in the midst Continue reading →

The Insect Farm by Stuart Pebbles

Creepy describes both the physical environment and the plot of this suspense novel that serves up five dead bodies and Continue reading →

Devil in the Hole by Charles Salzberg

News of a horrific crime prompts the question: how could someone do that? In the cleverly-crafted Devil in the Hole, Continue reading →

Following Tommy by Bob Hartley

Gritty is the first word that comes to mind reading this debut novel, followed by tough, tawdry, sad and, finally, honest. Continue reading →

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

The Batiste family exists on the edge of despair: nothing works, nothing goes right. The mother dies in childbirth, leaving Continue reading →

Theft by BK Loren

With their mother dying a slow death from Parkinsons’s and their salesman father on the road trying to earn enough Continue reading →

Annabel by Kathleen Winter

In March 1968 in an isolated Labrador village, a child is born to Treadway and Jacinta Blake. The baby is Continue reading →