In his intriguing book "Fountain Creek", Jim O’Donnell follows a neglected Colorado waterway, discussing the complex challenges involved in restoring it. Fountain Creek begins near Pike’s Peak and winds south through Colorado Springs... Read More

"Bark On" is Mason Boyles’s free-ranging, fanciful novel about the complex dynamics and extreme training regimen of two triathletes. Benji, a scandalized former Olympic trainer, recruits and coaches endurance athletes for Ironman... Read More

"Absolute Vengeance" is a richly constructed adventure thriller made strong through its painstaking details and compelling characters. "Absolute Vengeance" by C. W. Lemoine is a contemporary thriller about a man who joins an... Read More

Intricate details make this heist-centered crime story literary and memorable. Leonard Chang’s novel "The Lockpicker" is a bit of a hybrid—a pulp crime novel that also becomes a story about the effects of a violent upbringing on an... Read More

Gritty and graphic, this mystery probes sex-trafficking rings, with empathy to their victims. Anita Nair’s "Chain of Custody" is a gripping mystery set against the backdrop of India’s hustle-and-bustle cities and landscapes. When a... Read More

In his popular and enduring A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn offers a very different account of American history than the one that generations of schoolchildren have been taught. Rather than focusing on the elite... Read More

Like many people, Charlene Tomlinson yearns for a loving marriage and a fulfilling family life. Attaining these seemingly simple goals prove far more difficult than she imagined as she faces one tragedy after another, ranging from a... Read More

Already a published poet biographer and YA author Milligan has only recently turned his skills to novels for adults. "Past the Line" is his first effort in the suspense/mystery category but his previous experience in captivating an... Read More