fiction
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Interview with Martin Roy Hill – Author of “The Last Saboteur”
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Book Review: “Enemy at the Helm” by Mark Dickson
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Enemy at the Helm by Mark Dickson is a big-swing, high-concept geopolitical thriller that weaponizes an uncomfortably plausible modern fear: how easily drones, explosives, and coordinated planning could cripple global commerce in a single day. With a sprawling, multi-POV structure and a “systems level” sense of catastrophe, the novel reads like a…
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Interview with Stephen Eoannou – Author of “The Nicholas Bishop Mysteries”
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Interview with Aboubacar Diarra
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Book Review: “Easy Money” by Robert White
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Easy Money by Robert White is a ferocious, hard-boiled noir that fuses crime suspense with sharp psychological realism. Built in a three-part structure with an epilogue, the novel leans into mystery, thriller, and noir traditions while still feeling deeply character-first, anchored by a protagonist whose voice is raw, damaged, and impossible to…
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The Importance of a Manuscript Evaluation: Why Authors Need a Reader Report
Most manuscripts do not fail because the author did not work hard enough. They plateau because revision becomes repetitive. A writer senses something is not landing, so they revise the same chapters again, polish sentences, and refine dialogue. The prose improves, but the reading experience remains uneven. That pattern is common for one reason: revision…
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Book Review: “End of World Protocol” by Andrew Hall
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) End of World Protocol by Andrew Hall is an ambitious geopolitical techno-thriller that blends assassination plotting, AI manipulation, military brinkmanship, and policy-room strategy into a high-pressure, globally scaled narrative. The novel quickly establishes its central danger through a chilling sequence in which Plutin, guided by the AI voice assistant Rodina, orders the…
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Book Review: “The Last Saboteur” by Martin Roy Hill
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) The Last Saboteur by Martin Roy Hill is a brisk, historically textured WWII espionage thriller that blends real-world Manhattan Project anxiety with classic cat-and-mouse spycraft. Framed by Lt. Reed’s interview with an older Haig Wilcock in snowy Idyllwild, the novel immediately signals both memory and mystery, then opens outward into a larger…
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Why a Manuscript Evaluation Is a Must Have for Authors (Even After Revisions)
There is a hidden problem all authors face: revision without direction. Many writers revise far more than they need to, not because they lack discipline, but because revision becomes circular. A common pattern looks like this: This is not failure. It is a predictable outcome of revising without a diagnostic. When a writer is too…
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Book Review: “Secrets Lie In Wait” by Daniella Bernett
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Secrets Lie in Wait by Daniella Bernett is a taut, globe-trotting mystery that blends espionage, romance, and classic detective storytelling into a fast-paced, atmospheric thriller. Centered once again on investigative journalist Emmeline Kirby and her husband, reformed jewel thief Gregory Longdon, this newest entry thrusts its protagonists into the heart of an…