Dark Lie by Nancy Springer
Novels featuring supernatural elements or slashers on the loose can be creepy but nothing raises the hair on my neck more than when ordinary people are faced with plausible horrific events. The former…
Tag: Contemporary & General Fiction
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwen
Serena Frome starts off as many young women do, choosing a collegiate career to satisfy her parent’s desires and ambitions. Pressured into attending Cambridge University’s Newnham College for a degree in Mathematics, Serena…
Break The Skin by Lee Martin
In Lee Martins’ Break the Skin, Laney Volk is a lonely and awkward teenager from Mt. Gilead, Illinois. She is at odds with her mother because she can’t accept her beautiful singing voice,…
Breed by Chase Novak
Alex Twisden is a wealthy and powerful New York attorney whose existence is rendered complete when he meets and marries Leslie Kramer, whom he playfully refers to as his trophy wife. Despite years…
The Child’s Child by Barbara Vine
I’ve read Ruth Rendell in the past, but the name of the particular work now escapes me. What didn’t escape me was her beautiful writing, attention to detail, and carefully considered plots. The…
The Book of Neil by Frank Turner Hellon
When Jesus arrives on Earth for his second coming, he doesn’t find too many interested parties looking for a meaningful spiritual connection and relationship with God. People are “connected”, but to cell phones,…