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In Lynn Hoffman’s "brilliant" novel, a singing vigilante waitress crime-victim takes on America’s obsession with guns and transforms herself in the process. Read More... View the trailer!
"Thoroughly charming and sure to enrage the NRA" Kirkus Reviews
"Starred Review. Brilliant." BookList Magazine
Hudson Catalina has given up on life, having lost both breasts to cancer, until the wrecked-by-life young Buddy Baker arrives, bent on murder. Linda Merlino’s harrowing, touching story of despair, abuse, murder and survival leaves you enriched by the experience. Read more...
"Populated by outrageous characters and fueled with pompous outrage, Huber’s irreverent broadside will pummel the funny bone of anyone who’s served." Publishers Weekly
In typical TK Kenyon genre-bending style, Callous is Our Town meets The Crucible in a paranoia-fest as neighbor suspects neighbor of being a murderer, a serial killer, or worse, and relationships spin out of control. Read more...
"Impressive." Publishers Weekly, review of TK Kenyon's Rabid
A "delightfully sarcastic" and "House-M.D-like"* detective takes on "creepy" reality television. In this darkly humorous thriller, reality television becomes too real when a killer with a message preys on the contestants of America's number one TV show. Read more...view the trailer!
"Armstrong is an author to watch." Booklist
"Dark tongue-in-cheek thriller" Library Journal
"Suspenseful and rich with dark humor" Foreword Reviews
On the evening of the American invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, an international cast of schemers, spies, churchmen and scientists race to claim the greatest prize the world has ever seen. Read more...
"A stunning debut thriller. More convincing than DaVinci Code." Films & Books Magazine
Tom is certain he is living the American dream. With twins and lovely wife Jane, and a house on the beach, life couldn't be better. Until one day in June, the police tell him the unthinkable—his wife has drowned their toddler son, while his daughter clings to life in the hospital. Read more...
"This affecting story, with its brilliant array of genial, selfish, troubled, and plucky characters, accomplishes a wonderful feat by revealing specific and universal truths within all families." Donald Phillips, bestselling author
In this historical thriller set against the rich background of the 13th century Inquisition, the last living troubadour, condemned by the church as a heretic, must rescue a holy Christian relic from a crusading king. Read more...view the trailer
"Brilliance....genuinely innovative" Booklist
"Amusing and entertaining... recommended for all." Library Journal
"Action-packed novel." Publishers Weekly
What happens when an engineered virus, meant to virally "cure" psychopathically violent patients, is let loose by accident on the world? And what chance does the world have when a rescue organization named WART (World Advance Response Taskforce) is our only hope? Read more...
"In his follow-up to the excellent The Game (2007), Armstrong takes on a whole new set of challenges....Armstrong blends comedy, parody, and adventure in genuinely innovative ways" Booklist
"What a treat it is to be in the mind of Myx Amens, the clever, capable, twice-dead, protagonist of a story that surprises and satisfies throughout. A mystery told with wry, intelligent humor. More Myx, Mr. Diotalevi, and soon." Robert Fate, Author, Baby Shark series, Academy Award Winner.
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"Beautiful. Told with humor, and much love." Booklist
What do you get when you mix a corpse "on ice" in a kiddie pool in the back of a pick up truck, a wide-eyed farm boy and a flatulent dog? Don't miss this utterly charming road trip story. Read more...view the trailer!
"Evans uses offbeat humor to both entertain and move his readers." Booklist.
An outrageous romp into "suicide for profit" and the darkest aspects of human nature, told with brilliant black humor and a zest for life. Read more...View the trailer!
"Recycling Jimmy is energetic, imaginative, relentlessly and unabashedly vulgar, and at times, funny enough to make a cranky reviewer laugh out loud." Booklist
"Darkly comic story unwinds with plenty of surprises." ForeWord Reviews
A sexy, savvy, darkly funny tale of ambition, scandal, forbidden love and murder, science and religion collide with far reaching consequences. Nothing is sacred. Read more...View the trailer!
"Jealousy and anger erupt in murder, a tense jury trial and the discovery of a lethal, lab-cultivated aerosol rabies virus...impressive medical thriller." Publishers Weekly
An aging Godfather-like billionaire tycoon regrets a decades-long life of "shady dealings" and seeks reconciliation with a granddaughter who doesn't even know he exists. Read more...View the trailer!
"A must read." Films and Books
"Riveting, rhapsodic, accomplished." Foreword
"Romance, adventure and danger on the lake." Kirkus
The oh-so-cool crime-solving McCarthy couple delve into the dark and perverse shadows of ultra-establishment Newport against a groovy sixties backdrop. The quick-witted McCarthy family face shadowy kidnappers, protective family dynasties, and mysterious assassins. Read more...View the Trailer!
"Colorful and exciting. A lot of fun." Booklist
"Wasley brings reality to this tale." Library Journal
"A page-turner...Sit down and enjoy. You'll be glad you did." NY Times bestseller William Martin
A wickedly funny satire of the exclusive world of the private golf club tells the story of an obsessive bank teller from Mullet Luv, Georgia, and his squawking redneck fiancée achieving a lifelong dream of teeing off at the Augusta National Golf Club. Read more...View the Trailer!
"Regardless of which way your funny bone swings, Sentell’s Toonamint of Champions will give a brand new meaning to “par for the course.” ForeWord
"Over-the-top slapstick." Booklist
A literary yet humorous crime novel about a lawyer who hates lawyers moving with the ease of a shark through the dingy bars and fantasy parlors where his clients do their dangerous dance of survival on society’s underbelly. Read more...View the trailer!
"Cahill has introduced an enticing character in Speed; he’s flawed, funny, and apparently hell-bent on making sure his life never goes completely right. Let’s hope this debut novel isn’t the last we hear from him." Booklist Magazine
A fast-paced techno-thriller depicts a world of violent extremes, where religious terrorists and visionaries of technology fight for supreme power. Read more...
"Top rate adventure sparkling with ideas." NY Times bestselling author Piers Anthony
"A chilling technothriller. . . Dan Ronco is social visionary on par with William Gibson and Robert Sawyer." Scott Nicholson, author, They Hunger
Two cultures clash in a world where native tradition and modern law cannot co-exist. How can a young girl deal with the assisted suicide of her own mother? Whale Song is a haunting tale of change and choice. Read more...View the Trailer!
"Whale Song is deep and true, a compelling story of love and family and the mysteries of the human heart. Cheryl Kaye Tardif has written a beautiful, haunting novel." NY Times Bestselling novelist Luanne Rice, author of Beach Girls
"Tardif already a hit... a name to reckon with south of the border." Booklist
The women of Magdalene are dying and no one seems to care, least of all the haughty Dr. Kingston, the director of the genteel Ladies’ Lunatic Asylum. A mix of historical who-dunnit and gripping historical fiction by prolific author and playwrite Rosemary Poole-Carter. Read more...View the trailer!
"Women of Magdalene is a brilliant example of the best historical fiction can do." Featured review in ForeWord
"A fine mix of thriller, historical fiction, and Southern Gothic." Booklist
