Review: The Judas Hit by W.D. Gagliani

The Judas Hit by W.D. Gagliani Tarkus Press (December 2018) 298 pages; $1.99 e-book Reviewed by Dave Simms W.D. Gagliani returns to gift readers with a novel that combines James Bond with Constantine, but with a darker flair in a story that is pure fun to read. Those familiar with his excellent Wolf’s Trap/Nick Lupo series will … Continue Reading! “Review: The Judas Hit by W.D. Gagliani”

Review: The Hive by Ronald Malfi

The Hive by Ronald Malfi Titan Books (April 14, 2026) Review by W.D. Gagliani Ronald Malfi (author of The Fall of Never, The Narrows, Bone White, December Park, Small Town Horror, Little Girls, Come With Me, and numerous others) knows that deep down, most of us fear — or at least distrust — the small-town … Continue Reading! “Review: The Hive by Ronald Malfi”

Review: The Mills of the Gods by Tim Powers

The Mills of the Gods by Tim Powers BAEN Books (December 2025) Review by W.D. Gagliani A new novel by two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author Tim Powers (author of The Anubis Gates, The Stress of Her Regard, Declare, On Stranger Tides, and the Last Call/Fisher King trilogy, and many others) is always cause to celebrate. 

Review: The Bride of Ravencrest by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

The Bride of Ravencrest by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross Glass Apple Press (October 2025) Review by W.D. Gagliani If you’re in the mood for a thick and chewy Gothic pastiche replete with larger than life characters and a mile-wide humor streak, this new offering by Thorne & Cross may do the trick. 

Review: Eminence Front by Rebecca Rowland

Eminence Front by Rebecca Rowland Clash Books (January 20, 2026) Review by W.D. Gagliani If you’ve ever been freaked out by blizzard conditions and outrageously large snowfall totals, this short novel is likely to bring its share of shivers to bear on your chionophobia.  Titled after a relentlessly driving Pete Townshend song from The Who’s … Continue Reading! “Review: Eminence Front by Rebecca Rowland”

Review: The Invisible Woman By James P. Blaylock

The Invisible Woman By James P. Blaylock PS Publishing (February 2025) Review by W.D. Gagliani Because The Invisible Woman is a sequel to James P. Blaylock’s Pennies From Heaven (2023), I’ll first need to weave some threads from a review of that novel here. If you are already a fan you know Blaylock was one … Continue Reading! “Review: The Invisible Woman By James P. Blaylock”

Review: Tick Town by Christopher A. Micklos

Tick Town by Christopher A. Micklos Castle Bridge Media (June 2025) Reviewed by W.D. Gagliani Giant bloodsucking beasts invade… screams the cover copy, and if you’re like me, that’s about all you need to crack open this short novel and wait for the fun. So you may know going in what you’ll get, and the … Continue Reading! “Review: Tick Town by Christopher A. Micklos”

Review: Whistle by Linwood Barclay

Whistle by Linwood Barclay William Morrow (May 2025) Reviewed by W.D. Gagliani After a long list of successful conventional thrillers (Bad Move, I Will Ruin You, Take Your Breath Away, etc.), author Linwood Barclay makes a welcome first foray into well-marked Stephen King territory with Whistle, a tour de force horror novel liberally dabbed with … Continue Reading! “Review: Whistle by Linwood Barclay”

Review: 'At the Lazy K' by Gene O'Neill

At the Lazy K by Gene O’Neill Written Backwards (May 2015) 162 pages; $10.00 paperback Reviewed by W.D. Gagliani All the best storytellers get it done without verbal fireworks. In fact, too much style can easily get in the way of the story – in part sparseness is what makes hardboiled fiction still work so well decades after it was written. … Continue Reading! “Review: 'At the Lazy K' by Gene O'Neill”

Review: 'The Devil in the Clock' by Harry Shannon

The Devil In the Clock by Harry Shannon CreateSpace (May 2015) 236 pages, paperback $11.99, ebook $3.29 Reviewed by W.D. Gagliani Back when I reviewed Memorial Day, Harry Shannon’s first Mick Callahan novel, I called it “a completely winning, engaging first mystery.” Further, I wrote: “Mick Callahan is no detective or cop. He’s no private … Continue Reading! “Review: 'The Devil in the Clock' by Harry Shannon”