Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt
Here’s an oldie but goodie: Out of the Woods by Chris Offutt. I was reading Grit Lit: A Rough South Reader from the wonderful service we offer called SRCS (statewide remote circulation service – […]
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
Harriet Westaway, a tarot reader by trade, is in trouble. Paying clients are sparse, and her bills are plentiful. All alone in the world since her mother’s death, Harriet made an unfortunate decision to borrow […]
The Driver by Hart Hanson
Michael Skellig is a former Special Forces soldier who owns a small limo service in L.A. His company includes two mentally and physically disabled veterans and his former interpreter from Afghanistan. One day when he […]
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Ten years ago, Darrow led a revolution that freed his people. This same revolution shattered the existing society’s class structure, with the hope that everyone could then share the same freedoms. Yet, ten years after […]
Monster in the Closet by Karen Rose
The story begins with following the thoughts of an eleven-year-old girl, named Jazzie, who hasn’t had the easiest life. Between her abusive father leaving her mother to care for Jazzie and Jazzie’s younger sister, Janie, […]
Every Night I Dream of Hell by Malcolm Mackay
If you have not read Malcolm Mackay yet, you need to get to it! His latest Every Night I Dream of Hell follows Nate Colgan who is the “security consultant” for the group of
criminals […]
The Misfortune of Marion Palm By Emily Culliton
Marion Palm is a pretty lousy wife and mother. She is unattractive and generally unpleasant but she is good with numbers. Marion Palm is an embezzler. In all she has embezzled $180,000 from her daughters’ […]
When Snow Falls by Brenda Novak
Cheyenne Christensen has never had the easiest life. With her mother raising her and her sister moving from town to town, Cheyenne did not start school until she was 14 years old and that was […]
When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak
Gail DeMarco was born and raised in the small town of Whiskey Creek, California. But she left her home behind to move to Los Angeles and has created a PR empire that lists some of […]
Breakdown by B. A. Paris
In The Breakdown by B.A. Paris, Cass is coming home late at night from a party (and taking a short cut on a usually deserted road) and sees a woman sitting in a car […]