Samsun Knight’s novel "The Diver" is a singular mashup of noir fiction, dark comedy, occult thriller, and legal intrigue. The result is sometimes disturbing, sometimes funny, and full of interesting ideas. In the book’s memorable... Read More

Sean Ford’s haunting graphic novel "Shadow Hills" focuses on a fantastical environment-versus-economics conflict. Sleepy, remote Shadow Hills, with its vast, barren landscapes, doesn’t have much going for it beyond its shale... Read More

A grieving antiquarian chases after a Kabbalistic manuscript in Jamieson Findlay’s absorbing mystery novel "Pilgrims of the Upper World". Zarandok, a secretive Jewish man, asks Tavish, a bookseller in Geneva, to revive his Aramaic... Read More

In Robert Archambeau’s inventive novel "Alice B. Toklas Is Missing", a bizarre kidnapping mystifies the artistic circles of 1920s Paris. Ida Caine is an aspiring American painter living in Paris with her husband, Teddy. Though Teddy... Read More

In the unforgettable mystery novel "Journey to Merveilleux City", secrets are uncovered and epiphanies are reached in the course of a singular journey. In Stephanie Barbé Hammer’s novel "Journey to Merveilleux City", strangers on a... Read More

"All Body Bags and No Knickers" is a slow-burning mystery novel in which a couple’s perfect honeymoon exposes lies that could break family bonds. In Shawe Ruckus’s mystery novel "All Body Bags and No Knickers", a globe-trotting... Read More