Thorough research is apparent in Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman’s "The Religion Clauses", a deep monograph about the correctness of the separation of church and state. Both a history of the US Constitution and Supreme Court... Read More

With its instances of violence, hatred, and vengeance, "Payback" is a classically styled detective novel that contains messages about healing wide and open wounds. Steve Bassett’s "Payback" is a haunting mystery novel about love, hate,... Read More

Liberty’s Triumph through the Lens of Dutch Brazil is popular history done right and a necessary corrective to an often overlooked epoch. J. M. Walsh’s Liberty’s Triumph Through the Lens of Dutch Brazil examines the complex ideal... Read More

"The Insurmountable Edge" is an intriguing potboiler that portrays a frightening scenario of a US-China confrontation. Thomas H. Goodfellow’s timely political thriller "The Insurmountable Edge" imagines a world in which the US and... Read More

"Hunting Teddy Roosevelt" is a fun and smart historical thriller that features some of history’s greatest characters. James A. Ross’s "Hunting Teddy Roosevelt" is a pitch-perfect historical novel featuring the most action-oriented... Read More

Taut and terse, this noir novel is executed to perfection. Michael Pronko’s "Tokyo Traffic" is a hard-boiled murder mystery featuring the tough but lovable Detective Hiroshi Shimizu. At the dark novel’s heart is Sukanya, a Bangkok... Read More

In the futuristic world of John Graham’s "Seraph", voidstalkers fight a rogue conspiracy that threatens all of humanity. In John Graham’s science fiction thriller "Seraph", the future includes a group of genetically enhanced,... Read More

"Hannah and Soraya’s Fully Magic Generation-Y *Snowflake* Road Trip across America" is a contemplative novel driven by the wanderlust of contemporary thirtysomethings. In James Ward’s quirky novel "Hannah and Soraya’s Fully Magic... Read More