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The
Poison Garden of Dorelia Jones by Valentine Williams
The
garden of Dorelia Jones flourishes with strange poisonous plants
- but her mind is as full of poison as her garden. This venom permeates
everything she does. About to be made homeless and disinherited
by her mother, Dorelia plots and schemes to ensure her own survival
and comfort. A marriage of convenience turns out to be anything
but for her unfortunate husband who has to suffer being ostracized
by his family and then haunted by Dorelia's murdered mother. Even
an exorcism fails to rid the house of the wickedness Dorelia has
unleashed.
A
Gothic fantasy, craftily plotted, about parasitic relationships,
mushrooms, and the power of suggestion.
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Bottom
of the List by Steve Attridge
Paranoid
recluse Adam Bittermouth's Roebuck University makes a fortune. But
as a seat of learning it gets bottom marks when money-grubbing bean
counters replace professors and students become craftily manipulated
cash cows.
From
his opulent high-tech hermitage in a tower 500 feet above the campus,
Bittermouth monitors every eccentric move of staff and students
via hidden cameras ... and dreams of the day when his money-spinning
institution will be free of both.
Meanwhile,
far below, political corruption, monstrous egos, existential terror,
corporate bullying and murder head the curriculum, along with romantic
angst, constipation problems, sanity issues and bad plumbing.
In
an hilarious riot of a tale that echoes an imploding real world,
author Steve Attridge introduces scary security guards Baz and Dave;
sex-mad failed poet Damion Dimmuck; Dr Duff with his paranoid terror
of sick people; Mercedes Blonk, seducer of young men and radical
theorist; and psychopathic dwarf, General Spinelli, a bloodstained
South American dictator who enrols (at a price) to read (but misunderstand)
classic literature. read
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Notes
from the Lightning God by John W Schouten
In
the majestic Andes a civilization is torn apart by revolution, terror,
murder and extortion. A rebel army vows to bring down a corrupt
government, which is equally brutal in defending its own interests.
Meanwhile defenseless peasants are swept up in the bloodbath.
Into
the strangely peaceful town of Santa Rosita wanders Samson Young,
a med-school dropout and budding anthropologist. Sam's well-intended
efforts to get his bearings and win the trust of the villagers seem
fruitless, doomed by superstition that casts him as a pale bringer
of death and disaster. That is, until an accident of nature transforms
him in their eyes into a savior. Their legendary Lightning God.
As
the unbridled violence closes in around him and the people with
whom he has cast his lot, Sam can only record the horror in futile
field notes
and count its victims.
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Notes
from the Lightning God,
good and evil reside impurely in shades of gray. Terrorists, soldiers,
police and drug lords, more than purely evil, are hard-edged expressions
of their times and struggles. Sam's allies and antagonists include
a village priest in a crisis of faith, a precocious eight-year-old
boy, an extortionist cop, a lady doctor with a mobile medical clinic,
a pragmatic captain of industry and coca, a conflicted television
star, and a spirited and seductive graduate student, who is destined
to be the love of Sam's life
or the death of him.
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Flawed
by Tom Larsen
'Brass
Balls' Riley is leading a settled life when a friend from his youth
re-appears with a scheme to make one, last, big score. Riley carries
off the caper with the not-altogether helpful assistance of his
criminally impaired wife and their friend. Can the wily and resourceful
Riley keep one step ahead of the police, the FBI, and the special
investigators hired by the victim?
This is an intriguing tale, told primarily from Riley's point of
view, reminiscent of Raymond Chandler in style. Beautifully crafted,
it takes the reader into Riley's mind and his surroundings sympathetically
and humorously. A first rate read.read
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Last
Birds by Andrew Thelander
Feathers
fly when a penniless wildlife artist accidentally traps the world's
last living Paradise Parrot in the ramshackle ghost town he shares
with his enigmatic pet wallaby and a mysterious Indian barrister.
It
seems everyone has a claim on the soon-famous bird, and the reclusive
and unworldly young painter finds himself up against government
bureaucrats, animal protection officials, police, the courts, the
gutter press, and an eccentric multi-millionaire birdwatcher with
madcap plans of his own. read
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The
House in the Riddle by Liza Granville
Sorrel
and Mark, her controlling, apocalypse-obsessed husband, arrived
at the ruined barn and cottage chosen by him to be their final refuge
in the coming End of Days only to discover that the property has
its own secrets. Can Sorrel use these to break free of her past
and find a life for herself? In this novel the lives of the mismatched
pair intersect with those of several equally odd characters as their
drama is played out. A well-written psychological thriller gripping
to the last page... read
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Dead
End Road by Richard Wink
"Richard
Wink writes in a clear, interesting, resounding voice that brings
the reader into any scene he draws upon. Tightly written and thoroughly
enjoyable, Richard Wink's new volume is not to be missed."
Jack Henry: Poet and Host of Rob & Jack America
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Masters
of the Hunt by Hugh McCracken
Now fully
trained for grim medieval warfare and in their mid teens, Hugh
McCracken's small band of once-reluctant time travellers take
history into their own hands and journey back to 13th Century
Scotland where age-old friends - and bitter enemies - are waiting...
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Prestwick
by David Hough
Three pilots,
three crippled aircraft but only one can land
A freak
mid-air collision cripples a trans-Atlantic 747 and a US Air Force
jet. What's left of the planes' crews struggle against the clock
and overwhelming odds to save their on board survivors. But no
airport will allow them to even attempt a landing because of a
secret international emergency that overshadows their own problems,
condemning more than four hundred people to almost sure and horrible
death over icy, blizzard-swept seas read
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The Wolf
Has No Pillow by Ben Z. Grant
Bree McDonald
and her Grandfather are the sole survivors of their immediate
family. Following their eviction from the family home during the
Highland Clearances in 1792, they decide to walk to London to
plead their case with the absentee landlord. read
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Riders of
the Seven Hills by Lad Moore
Lad Moore
tells tales ... some of them long, some of them short and some of
them - by his own admission - pretty tall. All of them re-create
a world of recent yesterdays to set some folks to rememberin' and
others to dreamin'. read
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The
Black Garden by Joe Bright
A
young university student from Boston takes on the summer job, in
a small rural town, of clearing the accumulated rubbish from the
house and garden of an elderly man, George O'Brien, and his granddaughter,
Candice. The task is not as straightforward as he at first thought
and Mitchell finds himself drawn into the mystery surrounding the
Black Garden and the lives of his employers. read
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A
Thousand Beauties by Mark Adam Kaplan
Overweight
and jaded, rich and lonely, Rupert Ruskin clings to an obsessive
belief that if he can witness a thousand beautiful sights in a single
day, his shattered and sordid existence will turn to bliss.
But
his dreamquest for A Thousand Beauties is stalled when beloved and
eccentric ex wife, Elaine, bursts back into his life with disturbing
news.
Ruskin
now has to make room for a more immediate and secret plan ... but
should it be for a wedding or a funeral? read
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A
Wilderness Arcade by Alex Stolis
In
his first full-length poetry collection, Alex Stolis explores a
multitude of fascinating, yet flawed characters: iconic movie directors
creating their scenes, a despondent emperor in a tarot card, a female
bullfighter preparing for battle, Dick and Jane dying slowly in
the suburbs. From mysterious old letters addressed to a lover in
West Hollywood, to anonymous authors who quietly lament the loss
of an old world, Stolis' skillful use of exquisite language and
his exploration of universal human truths make for an impressive
and compelling compilation read
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Until
the Skies Fall by Liza Granville
Until
the Skies Fall is a thought provoking and intriguing tale narrated
with humour and great compassion. It is a truly different view and
account of a very possible future that questions what it is to be
human... read
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"Motley
companions undertake a quest across the hostile terrain
of a far-future world in the hope of averting a planet-wide disaster,
and along the way discover the real meaning of what it is to be
human. Liza Granville takes classic ingredients for high adventure
and mixes them together with a generous dash of humour to cook up
a tale that is all her own." John Grant
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The
Devil Can Wait by Marta Stephens
The
city of Chandler, Massachusetts is plunged into terror when the
bodies of three local teenagers wash ashore. While homicide detective
Sam Harper hunts down the guilty, a sinister plot emerges overseas
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"Serial
murders, small-time crooks, an ancient prophecy tied to a cursed
ring, and a beautiful reporter who's as dogged in her pursuit of
the truth as Harper himself - Stephens fits the pieces of the intricate
plot together with the assured skill of a master craftsman. It's
a pure joy to watch it all come together." J.D. Rhoades
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The
Jealousies by Benjamin Stainton
"Inspirational
a truly great poetic read." Lisa Stewart
"Brilliant, original, evocative, vivid
wonderfully
sinister and often very beautiful." Jane Darwin
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The
Bait Shack by Harry Hughes
"A
stunning first novel. An up-to-date take on the classic American
murder mystery. Harry Hughes tells his suspenseful story in quick-paced
and colorful prose and creates dozens of sharply drawn characters,
including Dale Cooles, an unforgettable anti-hero in the Philip
Marlowe tradition." Michael Lydon read
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