The Siren of Groves Peak by Glenn Rolfe
Flame Tree Publishing (June 16, 2026)
Review by W.D. Gagliani
There’s no mystery for the reader to solve in Glenn Rolfe’s The Siren of Groves Peak, but there’s plenty of everything else that makes for a successful horror novel plumbing the depths of human emotions. There’s no more than a touch of gore, no real splatter, and it’s not an endless buffet of death and kill scenes. Though there is just enough of all those things to keep the plot rolling. The true anchor—and what makes the novel a proverbial page-turner—is the largely realistic and sympathetic cast. Continue Reading
At the Lazy K by Gene O’Neill
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 dick. No, he’s a disgraced and defrocked television therapist – not your usual tough guy! Think a slicker, more photogenic Dr. Phil. But Shannon wisely hedges his bets and makes Callahan a washed-out Navy SEAL and one time kid boxer – enough pedigree for him to get into fights most of us would eagerly avoid.”