I had first planned to attend Bouchercon 2017 when it was first announced a number of years ago. Now that it has come and gone, I thought I would share my experience with others. Alaina and I arrived in town the evening of Wednesday, October 11th after taking an afternoon train from Ottawa down to…
Nick Cutter’s new novel follows the path of three mercenaries – Micah, Ebenezer and Minerva – an unlikely trio that started off as enemies, but fast became co-workers, so to speak. Micah is approached by an old friend, Ellen, to check in on her nephew whom she believes to be brainwashed by his fanatical father.…
Jonah Murtag is an Acolyte on the New Bethlehem police force. His job: eradicate all heretical religious faiths, their practitioners, and artefacts. Murtag’s got problems – one of his partners is a zealot, and he’s in love with the other one. Trouble at work, trouble at home. Murtag realizes that you can rob a citizenry…
A mysterious disease dubbed “the ‘gets” is ravaging the human population. Starting off slowly, it hinders your ability to remember where you parked or where you left your wallet. In time, it advances to the point where you forget to breathe and your heart forgets to beat. A new substance, believed to be a miraculous…
I recently had the chance to chat with debut author Nick Cutter about his stomach churning horror novel, The Troop. Nick stopped by to chat Stephen King, the perils of being a pen name and not worrying about trying to please every reader. Hi Nick, welcome to Every Read Thing! Can you tell us a…
A boy scout troop sets up camp on an island off the coast of Prince Edward Island. A planned retreat away from everyday life, the boys and their scout leader envision a quiet weekend where they can gain valuable survival experience while earning merit badges. Unfortunately for everyone involved, there’s nothing in the boy scouts…
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