Once upon a time, Jenny St. John was an aspiring actress with one excellent leading role credit to her name. That movie, unfortunately, was never released, though its director Serge Grumet would go on to find lasting fame in the film industry. Jenny, on the other hand, bounced from audition to audition before finally giving…
Chapter One WHEN BRUCE MESSANE’S PHONE WOKE HIM at half past midnight, he knew it couldn’t possibly be good news— good news never came this late. He tried to guess what calamity was waiting for him on the other end of the line. Best-case scenario was more supply chain issues and shipping delays, a constant…
Santa Monica’s Farmers Market Maggie is in great shape and understands the importance of eating local, fresh, and clean, even if she doesn’t always adhere to the philosophy. You’ll find her here most Saturday mornings scouring the stalls (and fighting the city’s top chefs) for exotic gems like Persian mulberries, heirloom avocados, fraises des bois,…
Nicola Yoon’s provocative debut adult thriller is set primarily in a gated California community called Liberty, where everyone, from the wealthiest resident down to the lowliest part-time employee, is Black. Jasmyn Williams is a Los Angeles public defender whose teacher-turned-financier husband King had to work hard to persuade her to move out of their city…
For his fifteenth novel, Boston Teran brings back William “Landshark” Worth, the protagonist of his earlier cult classic tale, Never Count Out The Dead. Landshark is an agoraphobic recluse who writes the influential crime column and podcast about Los Angeles that gives this book its title. His latest investigation is into the robbery of the…
As a voracious reader, I’ve never felt bound to any one genre of publishing, though crime fiction certainly has primacy in my heart. Books that understand this and defy the limitations of genre have especial appeal to me. Books that do this while also being about books – and while being wildly entertaining – thus…
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Chapter 1 The ocean was singing in the hushed, undulating tones of low tide on this still, damp night. Nature’s beguiling lullaby swelled and ebbed in Kira Tanner’s body, transfixing her as powerfully as the mist-furred brilliance of the sickle moon hanging in a starless sky. Its cool light frosted the water and spread a…
With one seemingly simple comment from one character to another, Ava Barry perfectly captures the heart of her newest thriller, Double Exposure: “Double exposure. A broken piece of film. Damaged imagery, you know?” Double Exposure is a cat and mouse mystery where the role of the cat and the mouse are constantly interchanging. Set in…
Canada’s Rio Youers is the critically acclaimed author of five novels, short fiction, and two comic series. His books include Westlake Soul, The Forgotten Girl, Halcyon, and Lola on Fire; these titles have earned him nominations for the British Fantasy, Sunburst, and Arthur Ellis Awards. His newest standalone novel of suspense, No Second Chances, is…
