Rocky Boyer’s War is Allen Boyer’s tribute to his father’s service, but the book also stands tall with other scholarly work on the Pacific war. To tell the story of the successful Allied air blitz against the Japanese in the... Read More

This code-cracking exploration will intrigue all those who appreciate the thrill of the chase. Craig Bauer proves an able and entertaining guide to the world of real-life ciphers, codes, and encryption in his fascinating book Unsolved!... Read More

"False Flag" pits nations against each other with two headstrong women front and center. John Altman’s "False Flag" examines the costs of extremism, pitting two strong women against each other in a complex plot to wage global war.... Read More

This artfully narrated mystery lures readers into a town with a dark secret. "Finders Keepers", by Belinda Bauer, pits an elusive kidnapper against a close-knit town. This is an engrossing and atmospheric crime thriller with a... Read More

Though the focus is on anger, the information provided in this book is helpful in understanding the full range of human emotions. "Healing the Angry Brain" by Ronald Potter-Efron is a remarkable examination of emotional response in the... Read More

Wesolowski is especially skilled at utilizing the setting to enhance his naturally suspenseful story. Inspired by the podcast Serial, Matt Wesolowski weaves a dazzling fictional mystery in his book Six Stories, told in the form of... Read More

Rulfo’s stories and sketches are absorbing and believable, classically exploring the coarse underbelly of small-town Mexico. Hard luck, cockfighting, and desperation run through Juan Rulfo’s The Golden Cockerel and Other Writings,... Read More

Personal yet universal, complex yet straightforward, these stories deal with grief and stripping away the familiar. Laura Hulthen Thomas ruminates on the harried and heartbreaking minutiae of everyday people in her riveting short-story... Read More