Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Book Reviews
“The Funeral Birds is an absolute delight to read, a smoothly-paced and tightly-plotted murder-mystery thriller, bolstered by the shrewd decision by Readman to make a husband and wife team the focus of the story. Dave and Joan really bring the story to life, giving it an energy and focus that raises it above other titles in such a crowded genre, and a unique charm that I really can’t remember seeing elsewhere…”
“Cursed displays all the hallmarks of a classic urban fantasy detective series, with an engaging protagonist and original take on the requisite magic system, as well as a promising setting in the form of Detroit’s magical underworld, and I am looking forward to seeing more from Garrison Wake in the future.”
“…I think that this would be an ideal work for someone who has read the original Conan Doyle Canon stories and wishes to become familiar with the wider world of Sherlockian fiction, without becoming overwhelmed by more detailed or complex titles. It might, perhaps, even be a good entry point to Sherlock Holmes as a whole for a Young Adult reader, and I shall certainly be introducing it to my sons when they are slightly older.”
“…a comprehensive and thoroughly engaging introduction to the world of Sherlockian thought, one that has explored a variety of themes, tropes and ideas that derive from an academic analysis of Conan Doyle’s short stories and novels…”
“Silver Screen Sleuths is a spectacular success for 18thWall Productions, with editor Nicole Petit gathering together an impressive array of stories that perfectly encapsulate the inventive and original premise of the collection. Some of the greatest stars of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s are reimagined by each author as willing or unwilling detectives, forced out of their privileged A-List lives into mundane reality in order to solve the sort of mysteries, murders and kidnappings that would usually form part of their films.”
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