BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

A Grave Misunderstanding: A Simon Grave Mystery

Len Boswell’s “ A Grave Misunderstanding” published by Black Rose Writing is a classic whodunit with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the end. Boswell’s easy writing style and outlandish characters make for a fun read that is difficult to put down.

The story opens with Detective Simon Grave studying ...

Daisy in the Doghouse

Joe Barrett's latest book "Daisy in the doghouse" is another literary gem where he eviscerates societal ills with a comedic flair that is refreshing and surprisingly on point. Daisy Sullivan, is the delightful young daughter of ex-serial entrepreneur and new stay home dad, John Sullivan. He has a desire to write a stinging expose on ...

Find Happiness through Negative Thinking

Find Happiness through Negative Thinking is a self-help satire for pessimists, anyone who feels like a pinata getting pounded from all sides by things going wrong, and optimists who would like to give positive thinking the middle finger for failing them.

Giant Banana Over Texas

Search for the People of the Temporary Tattoo. Examine the tortured mind of the Mad Stock Boy. Thrill to the exploits of the Hugging Detective. Cower in fear of the Grateful Man. These adventures and more await you in Giant Banana Over Texas: Darkly Humorous Tales, a collection of thirty-one short stories, perfect for fans of absurd comedy. Monty ...

Managed Care

A master storyteller and humorist, author Joe Barrett confronts contemporary issues of senility, adult diapers and suicide with bizarre, laugh-out-loud humor. Managed Care is a hilarious story set in a typical for-profit nursing home that is the temporary residence of 33-year-old Frank Johnson.

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NO BIRDS SING HERE

In this indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time, ersatz novelist Beckman and aspiring poetess Malany, set out on an odyssey to define the artistic life, and in doing so, unleash a barrage of humorous, unintended consequences. NO BIRDS SING HERE is a multi-layered novel about a Post-Modernist America in which the characters confront a world ...

Note to Boy

Revolution

Revolution, by David Dorrough, is an enigma, a novel of perplexity. The author introduces several well-fleshed-out characters living in greater Los Angles during contemporary times. His narrative-driven story is remarkable in that the reader soon becomes engrossed in the ordinary but complicated lives of his diverse cast of characters ...

Simon Grave and the Curious Incident of the Cat in the Daytime

Len Boswell's new book Simon Grave and the Curious Incident of the Cat in the Daytime is full of chuckles and some thought-provoking situations. Len Boswell can be relied on to inject humor into his mysteries, in fact, he probably delivers a guffaw every few minutes as he spins his tale. In this novel, the ...

Songs From Richmond Avenue

Michael Reed’s novel “Songs From Richmond Avenue” published by Black Rose Writing successfully illustrates that everybody no matter what their status or station in life has a story. Reed also makes it clear that not all homeless people are scary and or dangerous just as not all people from the white and blue-collar classes are stable ...