Lucky Day

In Chuck Tingle’s LUCKY DAY, on May 23, the world experienced what became known as an LPE, a Low Probability Event. Over eight million people lost their lives in seemingly impossible and bizarre ways. They were either crushed by falling fish, hung by a soaring parade balloon, murdered by an enraged chimpanzee holding an old…

Everything Is Tuberculosis

As author John Green points out in his book EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS, many people view the disease as something from the past; something that befalls characters in old movies and video games symbolized by the “blood in the rag” following a coughing fit.  The sad truth is that the disease is still very much with…

The Indifferent Stars Above

In THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE, author Daniel James Brown tackles the story of The Donner Party and their ill-fated journey across the United States to the promised land of California. Before reading this book, I had maybe a passing knowledge of The Donner Party in that I only knew them as “those pioneers who ate…

The Searcher

Following retirement, former Chicago detective Cal pursues his dream of moving abroad to settle down in a picturesque Irish countryside. He barely has time to acclimatise to his new surroundings before word spreads amongst the locals of his law enforcement past. A young member of the community, Trey, arrives on Cal’s doorstep, urging him to…

Fahrenheit 182

Following in the footsteps of band-mate Travis Barker’s 2014 book, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus tells his life story in his new memoir, FAHRENHEIT 182. If anything, the story of Blink 182 has enough ups, downs, and drama to fill several books, but Mark managed to fit the story of the band into four hundred pages (or…

The Children of Eve

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…

Wake Up And Open Your Eyes

A far-right cable news network is slowly taking control of the minds of half of Americans. As the brain rot spreads to social media and various websites, things start taking a turn for the worse when anchors and influencers begin warning of a “Great Reawakening”. New Yorker Noah Fairchild begins receiving unhinged voicemails from his…