FICTION
Released: March 17, 2009
"A zombie comedy with brains."
FICTION
Released: March 3, 2009
"An immensely entertaining package."
A dark, chilling and funny thriller about zombies from Maberry (
Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead, 2008, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: March 1, 2009
"Some readers will continue to enjoy the series, but if Harrison keeps piling on the agony in future installments, others may eventually find the byzantine predicaments tedious."
In book seven of a near-future urban fantasy series (
The Outlaw Demon Wails, 2008, etc.), it's business as usual for Cincinnati witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan: Her personal problems are equally as difficult and dangerous as her caseload.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 17, 2009
"As spooky and romantic as any of Doherty's Canterbury Tales mysteries (The Hangman's Hymn, 2004, etc.), though the series lacks the cohesiveness of a single hero's adventures."
On the road to Canterbury, Chaucer's pilgrims detour to visit a haunted wood and hear a chilling tale of spirits and murder.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 3, 2009
"Perfect fare for a standard dark and stormy night."
The ambience and paraphernalia of the Victorian ghostly tale are knowingly channeled in Australian author Harwood's serpentine second novel (
The Ghost Writer, 2004).
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2009
"At times savagely brutal--the moments of outrageous violence may be considered over-the-top by some readers--but engrossing and effective."
Originally self published in 2006, British author Moody's thriller concerns a young father who attempts to save himself and his family from a world moving inexorably and mysteriously toward chaos and violence.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2009
"Riotous, undisciplined and disjointed, yet mesmerizing."
FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2009
"Too clever for its own good--the labyrinthine plot eventually becomes mind-numbingly impenetrable."
Peck (
The Lost Cities: A Drift House Voyage, 2007, etc.) constructs a gothic story in lively prose, to ultimately soul-destroying effect.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2009
"Sudsy and unpersuasive. Fans of Burke's justly admired Irene Kelly series (Kidnapped, 2006, etc.) may follow Adrian in demanding a renegotiation."
Almost two centuries after he started doing the dreary work of the Messenger, Tyler Hawthorne finds himself stalked by the Faustian no-good who baited him into it.
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 1, 2008
"An inventive but erratic meditation on waiting for the end of the world."
Debut novelist Oppegaard shows considerable promise but poor follow through in a post-apocalyptic tale that owes much to paperback sci-fi and Cormac McCarthy's
The Road.
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2008
"Silly fun for readers seeking a quick horror boost."
The demolition of an old London house reveals dozens of skeletons, some dating back decades.
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2008
"An uneven collection, but King has plainly had a ball writing these stories."
