Prominent Maine artist Zetta Nadeau approaches Detective Charlie Parker to look into the sudden disappearance of her boyfriend, Wyatt Riggins. Upon digging, Parker discovers that the missing man in question is involved in the kidnapping of four children belonging to the ruthless Mexican cartel boss, Blas Urrea. Desperate to see the safe return of his…
Trent, Rita and their son Milo arrive at their new home located in their new suspiciously unfinished subdivision and while getting settled, it isn’t long before they uncover shoddy workmanship throughout their property. Driven to fix it himself, Trent tackles the work head on. However, as the work becomes increasingly complicated, it takes a toll on…
David Sedaris returns with his second collection of diary entries. A Carnival of Snackery spans from 2003 all the way up to 2020. This is a hard one to review and it will entirely depend on if you’re already a big fan of David’s work. By no means should anyone begin their Sedaris journey with…
With the Rocinante laid up for repairs and Holden sticking around Tycho Station with the ship, crew members Naomi, Amos and Alex take some time off to tie up a few loose ends lingering in their personal lives. However, it wouldn’t be a novel in The Expanse series if things didn’t go pear-shaped pretty quickly.…
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Hi Folks! This October, I’ll be partaking in a Halloween (or horror, if you will) themed month here on Every Read Thing. So for all thirty-one spoooooky days, I’ll be making my way through frightening fiction and creepy comics. Here’s what’s on tap so far: Carrie – Stephen King The Ruins – Scott Smith Blackout – Tim…
Shameless self-promotion time! I wrote a (very)short story entitled “Shadow of the Barkeep”, which is available for public consumption over on ShotgunHoney.net. If you’re not already a regular reader of this crime fiction outlet, you’re missing out. They have some incredibly talented writers (and me) submitting some excellent work – check it out! http://shotgunhoney.net/fiction/shadow-of-the-barkeep-by-brandon-sears.html
Over the past 2 years, I’ve discovered that my favorite books to read are crime fiction. I fell for the genre when I picked up my first Charlie Parker novel and have never looked back – reading stuff by Stieg Larsson, Connolly, Koontz and Jeff Lindsay. With those authors, I have yet to even crack…
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