RAGGEDY MAN by Clyde Curley, The CLUE Awards Grand Prize Winner
An atmospheric, fascinating, character-driven mystery that you won’t be able to put down.
The Somerset Awards for Literary & Mainstream Fiction: First in Category Winners
The Somerset Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Contemporary, Mainstream, and Literary Fiction; a division of Chanticleer Writing Competitions. This contest division is named after W. Somerset Maugham (1874- 1965), author of "The Moon and Sixpence," "Of Human Bondage," "Razor’s Edge," and other literary masterpieces. Maugham was trained and qualified as a medical doctor. He served in the Red Cross ambulatory corps in WWI, then was recruited in the British Secret Service.
An Editorial Review of “Unbroke Horses” by D. B. Jackson
It is a powerful, un-blinking telling of the hard-fought war between the bravery of one who refuses to give up against the cunning cruelty of a malevolent trio of ruthless men. D. B. Jackson’s "Unbroke Horses" has carefully chiseled characters and is written with unflinching clarity in short, powerful chapters dominated by taut dialogue and hard hitting action. If you’re a Cormac McCarthy fan who appreciates western literary thrillers, this masterfully written novel is a must-read.
An Editorial Review of “The Black Pelican” by Vadim Babenko
“Each book is a separate universe, a cosmos with its own metrics. The only thing that makes sense in my life is nourishing these universes in my mind for years, and when they’re mature enough, converting them into written narratives, fixing their inner logic, setting the laws of their physics.” – Vadim Babenko
Tree Soldier by J.L.Oakley – Historical Fiction, FDR Era Work Camp, Pacific Northwest
Oakley skillfully weaves this FDR era-history into a suspense-building story of love, forgiveness, and redemption in the North Cascades of the Pacific Northwest.