Every once in a while, a book comes along that has a subject matter that really stick with you. The Incurables struck that chord with me. I’m kind of a sucker for horror with a historical setting. Bassoff’s offering is set in 1953 and uses a real character with a sordid legacy, Dr. WalterContinue reading “The Incurables – Jon Bassoff”
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Something Violent – Kristopher Rufty
Dr Phil meets Natural Born Killers. Sound like an odd combination? It totally works in Rufty’s Something Violent. When Jody and Seth are out on their killing sprees, they are all business. But their marriage has hit the rocks. Where do the serial killers turn to when they can’t fix their marriage on theirContinue reading “Something Violent – Kristopher Rufty”
Children of Chaos – Greg F. Gifune
Philip, Jamie, and Martin are young teenagers when they stumble upon the mysterious stranger in the rain. The encounter ends with the stranger mumbling odd ramblings about destinies and then, before their very eyes, the children see the scars that line his back move and change shapes. In an act of self defense, theContinue reading “Children of Chaos – Greg F. Gifune”
Corpse Rider – Tim Curran
Christina was visiting her mother’s grave when a nearby headstone surrounded by weeds caught her eye. It saddened her that it wasn’t taken care of and kept up like all the others. She decided to clear the weeds and tidy it up. It all seemed so innocent. A good deed, really. But there wasContinue reading “Corpse Rider – Tim Curran”
With Fury in Hand – Lee Thompson
The mean streets of Flint, Michigan have been known to chew up many an innocent soul and spit it out. For five individuals, change is in the air like a breeze of desperation. Unknown to them, their lives will intertwine in a chaotic storm of death. With Fury in Hand is a gritty tale thatContinue reading “With Fury in Hand – Lee Thompson”
Highwayman – Craig Saunders
I admit it. When it comes to my reading, I’m a completionist. For better or for worse, I finish what I start. I can’t remember the last time that my little idiosyncrasy has bitten me in the butt as hard as it did when I read Craig Saunder’s Highwayman. So many times I wantedContinue reading “Highwayman – Craig Saunders”
Tormentor – William Meikle
Jim Greenwood’s life is devastated with the death of his wife from cancer. He attempts to start over by getting away from all of the pain that surrounds him in London by moving to a remote home on the NE coast of Scotland near Dunvegan. The home is the oldest in the area andContinue reading “Tormentor – William Meikle”
The Winter Box – Tim Waggoner
The winter box was an antique wooden box purchased by Heather when her and Todd were first together and they would put one object in the box on their anniversary that represents something about their relationship. Twenty one years later, their relationship is in peril of collapsing. Snowed in on their anniversary, they’re closeContinue reading “The Winter Box – Tim Waggoner”
The Rain Dancers – Greg Gifune
Will returns with Betty to attend his father-in-law’s funeral and settle his estate. While staying at the house on a rainy night, a stranger arrives claiming to be an old friend of Betty and her dad. Although Betty has no recollection of Ed, they let the elderly gentleman in and she soon becomes enchanted byContinue reading “The Rain Dancers – Greg Gifune”