The girl currently known as Megan Jones has been through half a dozen identities in under a year, as have her parents and little sister. Constantly uprooted, forced to live in obscurity, never daring to draw attention to themselves, they’re … Continue reading
What do you do when you’re fresh out of college, unable to get a job that doesn’t involve a hairnet and a spatula, and magically talented? Well, if you’re Bonnie Torres, you get recruited by an enigmatic pair of magicians … Continue reading
Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance private investigator on Earth, is called upon to unravel yet another bizarre case in The Doomsday Brunette, his second outing. This time, he and his AI partner are summoned to the estate of Ona … Continue reading
Another collection of original short fiction commissioned by the Science Fiction Book Club, Down These Dark Spaceways brings together half a dozen authors to spin tales of science fiction mystery, murder, and intrigue. They combine the fine art of the … Continue reading
As with Powers of Detection, which I covered several months ago, Murder by Magic mixes the fantasy and mystery genres for some interesting results. Twenty authors present their characters with magical, murderous dilemmas to solve, divided into five categories: modern, … Continue reading
Murder, magic, mystery, and mayhem all collide in this sharp-edged collection of stories blending fantasy (or science fiction, in one case) and mystery (mostly murder), edited by Dana Stabenow. This isn’t the first, nor will it be the last time … Continue reading
Good news: No one has managed to kill Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance P.I. on Earth yet. Bad news: It’s still early. That’s about how you can sum up any day for our hero. And when a mysterious woman … Continue reading
Mack Megaton isn’t your average joe on the street. He’s actually a reprogrammed robot built for destruction and world domination who, upon gaining free will, gave up his creator’s megalomanical ways and has gone straight, earning his citizenship one day … Continue reading
Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance PI on Earth in the late 21st Century, is having a typical Tuesday. You know, attacked by killer plants, nearly killed by traffic while rescuing a heiress’s dog, stalked by an ad agency, menaced … Continue reading
Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last freelance private investigator on Earth, is called upon to unravel yet another bizarre case in The Doomsday Brunette, his second outing. This time, he and his AI partner are summoned to the estate of Ona … Continue reading
