by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Dark & Urban Fantasy |
The Uncanny Valley…
“…is a macabre serenade to a small town that may or may not exist, peopled with alive and dead denizens who wander about the hills and houses with creepy fluidity. Told by individual inhabitants, the stories recount tales of disappearing dead deer, enchanted gardens, invisible killer dogs, and rattlesnakes that fall from the sky; each contribution adds to a composite portrait that skitters between eerie, ghoulish, and poignant. Miller is a master storyteller, clearly delighting in his mischievous creations.”
Thirty-Three Tales.
Thirty-Three Tellers.
One Lost Town.
by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A MAN SHOULD NOT DROWN IN A DESERT! BUT ONE HAS. TWICE! Teenage outsiders from the desert town of Smoke Tree find a body floating in a cistern beneath a desert moon, but an autopsy shows the man drowned elsewhere. Why move a drowned man and stage a false drowning? As Deputy Johnny Quentin, investigates, he discovers that the man’s wife is also missing. Johnny must find her before the killer claims another victim. Find her in a section of open desert larger than some states. The new deputy, haunted his his tours as a Ranger in Vietnam and the death of his best friend there, must put his demons aside. Can he do it? Buy, “A Desert Drowning” and find out.
by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Mystery |
THE PERFECT PATSY – A SWASTIKA TAT AND
A PRISON RECORD – OF COURSE HE DID IT.
5 Out 5 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024
Format: KindleVerified Purchase
Carstens is one hell of a legal thriller writing author. If I ever have a need for a criminal defense attorney, I want Marc Kadella. Carstens weaves a tale that catches you, at least it does me, from the first page. You know out the who, why & how, but it’s how the truth is figured out that leaves you guessing. Great book!! This series needs to be on tv.
Carstens’ new high-octane legal thriller takes more twists and turns than a Monte Carlo Rally, right from the very public assassination of a black community leader through to the author’s customary expert depiction of courtroom finesse.
Top Minneapolis defense attorney Marc Kadella didn’t so much “catch” this tricky loser of a case as it chased him down and tackled him. He could refuse to take it, but he’d be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life.
His client is the hapless son of a friend of a friend, a young man who landed an unlucky punch in a barroom fight and served a ten-year manslaughter sentence in Arkansas.
Billy looked forward to a fresh start in Minneapolis under the watchful eye of his father’s pal, Marc’s investigator Tony Carvelli. But he soon learned he was expected to pay back the gang that protected him in prison by working for the local drug-running white supremacists.
Oh – and a rogue FBI investigation team who are supposedly out to sever the drug pipeline would also appreciate his services as a mole.
When a prominent black figure is assassinated, somebody makes sure it looks like the murder was perpetrated by the white supremacists – in particular, Billy. And somebody high up – way high up – wants the death penalty on the table.
In other words – it’s all but unwinnable. So it’s all hands on deck, 24/7. Tony Carvelli, with his seemingly endless supply of contacts, will have to call in every favor he’s owed. And, as always, Maddy Rivers, Marc’s investigator and fiancée, will be called upon to teach a few guys a painful lesson in underestimating her.
Stay tuned for great courtroom drama and a last-minute twist.
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by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Mystery |
The French Riviera is the ultimate travel destination…unless murder is on the itinerary. When an old high school friend is murdered on the Côte d’Azur while auditioning for the hit TV travel show “Americans See Europe,” Maggie is forced to break away from village life and new motherhood to find the killer. Her sleuthing takes her from the sun-drenched beaches of Saint-Tropez to the cafes and backstreets of Arles, across lavender fields and stunning medieval ruins and straight into the evil hands of her most diabolical adversary yet. Can Maggie find her friend’s killer before an innocent man pays for the crime? And can she do it without paying the ultimate price herself?
by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Cozy Mystery |
My last assignment almost killed me. This one might finish the job.
I thought I was done with the Paranormal Temp Agency. But when cat field agents start disappearing, my boss, a sarcastic talking cat named Mr. Fluffikins, sends me undercover to find the truth. My cover? A psychic who talks to ghosts. My reality? A reluctant witch faking her way through a world of magical mystery and suspicious stares.
With Beech Grove in danger and magic itself at risk, I have to catch the culprit before I become the next vanished familiar. No pressure.
Psychic for Hire is a funny and fast-paced paranormal cozy mystery perfect for readers who love small town sleuths, undercover witches, and cat cozies with claws.
Start reading now and uncover the purrfect paranormal plot.
