This is Chapter One of my latest work on Amazon. It is free until 2/12/16. The other parts will be published every two weeks until the series concludes with part 10. You can find…
This is the latest series I am writing. Book one is available from Amazon Kindle and can be downloaded free until 2/12/16. Shakti was five standard days in Harmony when the watch busted her for…
The day after Christmas I took a trip down to Washington D.C. with Mrs. Z7 to have a look at the International Spy Museum. It was only a three-hour tour down from the secret lair…
Haunted by Books by Mark Valentine (2015, Tartarus Press) Haunted by Books is an excellent collection of essays by weird literature expert Mark Valentine. I can’t recommend this collection enough if you have an interest…
The Amethyst City by John Russel Fearn (Wild Side Press, 1951, reprint 2013) The Amethyst City is the fourth book in the Golden Amazon series by John Russel Fearn. I would like to say the…
Spectre Spectre, the latest James Bond movie rolled into town this month, just in time for the holidays. I caught it yesterday afternoon at the local movie tavern, a nice place to watch a digital…
The Fantasy Book Murders by John Walters (2014, Amazon Digital Services) The Fantasy Book Murders is an excellent example of how genres are crossed to make a great book. Every so often I read a book…
Bridge of Spies Last week I caught up with the latest Steven Spielberg retro movie: Bridge of Spies, written by the Coen Brothers and starring Tom Hanks. Once again I managed to see it at…
Baron Orgaz by Frank Lauria (Open Road Media, 2015) Baron Orgaz is one of several Doctor Orient novels by Frank Lauria. I first heard of Dr. Orient from writer Derrick Ferguson who referred to…
Shadow of the Condor by James Grady (Dell, 1975) Shadow of the Condor is the 1975 sequel to James Grady’s Six Days of the Condor. It’s not an easy book to find and my worn…
