It’s the winter of 1975 and Duane Minor is back from a tour of duty in Vietnam. He spends his nights tending the bar of The Last Call, a hole in the wall joint owned by his in-laws on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. During the day, he lives above the bar with his wife…
In the final installment of her critically acclaimed Cal Hooper series, Tana French returns to Ardnakelty. This time around, a young woman named Rachel is found dead in a ditch with the cause attributed to the ingestion of antifreeze. Rachel’s fiance’s father, local power broker Tommy Moynihan, wants Cal to look into Rachel’s death, but…
“No one has a family without wounds. It always comes, whether it’s from living with them or in their absence” Lauren has spent a lifetime crafting an outward persona that is free of controversy and filled with altruistic and philanthropic activities. Her girlfriend, Alex, is a professional dancer, currently sidelined with a devastating injury. Together,…
Elle, responsible for tending a lighthouse on a desolate island off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, spends her nights assisting safe navigation for passing ships. She isn’t alone, however, as she resides on the rock with her younger sister Liney, a girl for whom she made a deal with the devil to protect. While…
Margot and her mother reside in a small cabin off the beaten path in rural England. The pair spend their days in isolation – when Margot isn’t in school – and keep an eye out for wandering souls they call “strays”. Mama lures them in with promises of food, warmth and shelter, but unfortunately for…
Returning from a graveyard shift at a local diner, struggling actress Jess finds a young boy hiding in the bushes near her apartment. After the boy’s father shows up in a rage looking for him, Jess and the boy run for their lives in search of safety. There is a moment early on that makes…
Eight year old Kay Washington loves her best friend Eddie Video, the imaginary companion who lives inside her tablet. At first, he’s completely harmless, helping Kay deal with her crippling loneliness and her fear of “the quiet”. However, as Eddie starts to make more demands of Kay, her own life, and the lives of her…
Sherlock Holmes and the Three Winter Terrors contains three interconnected stories that all take place in and around the dead of winter. In one, Sherlock is hired to investigate the mysterious drowning of a school child. The second story follows Sherlock as he is tasked to uncover the party responsible for the apparent haunting of…
In the days leading up to Christmas, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are approached by a young lady on the precipice of her 21st birthday. The lady in question, Eve Allerthorpe, is set to inherit a sizable sum from her deceased Aunt’s estate if, on her 21st birthday, she is of sound mind. Up until…
A few years ago, on my 37th birthday, while we were all still caught in the seemingly neverending cycle of the COVID pandemic, I sat down and watched Almost Famous for the first time in years. Just as it had the first time I saw it, it completely mesmerised me. I think it’s pretty much…
In the not-too-distant future, three humans have been sent on a one way trip to Mars to begin colonization. Awaiting them there are three worker bots who had arrived earlier to construct their new home and research facility. However, shortly before arrival, the humans are unable to communicate with the worker bots. Fearing something has…
Alex Easton returns in T. Kingfisher’s third installment of her Sworn Soldier series, WHAT STALKS THE DEEP. This time around, Alex is off to America to answer a cry for help from Dr. Denton, a friend we met way back in WHAT MOVES THE DEAD. Denton’s cousin has gone missing after investigating a mine in…
Can I be even remotely objective in reviewing this? Not only is Auston one of the most dynamic players in the National Hockey League today, but he happens to captain my personal favorite team. I also have more than my fair share of Matthews’ jerseys sitting in my closet upstairs ready for the 2025-2026 season.…
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