Dash Fuller is the guy that Hollywood elites call when they need something covered up and secrets kept. Or at least he used to be. These days he's giving stand-up comedy a try. When an old colleague asks for help in finding a couple young celebrities, Dash reluctantly takes the job, desperate for the cash… Continue reading Where the Bones Lie by Nick Kolakowski
Martin Wade is a former front man of the band The French Letters. Now he is a licensed private investigator who mostly handles low-profile cases such as unfaithful spouses and rebellious thieves. His assistant, Valerie Jacks, was (and still is) running from a dark past but is nonetheless an attentive and persistent force in her own right. When his latest client, Janice Archwood, needs assistance with an estranged and overbearing father, Martin can’t help but feel like he knows her from somewhere. Upon further investigation, he realizes that she is the daughter of his former bandmate, Ron Carlock. Unsure about the conflict of interest and potential reunion with someone from his past, he declines to take on the case. However, when Janice turns up dead shortly after, Martin is stunned, grieving, and forced to reconnect with this old friend. He also wants to distance himself from the case. Valerie, on the other hand, isn’t convinced that her death was suicide. After gathering information from those close to her, she realizes that Janice lived a double life. As she and Martin discover more details and secrets, they realize there’s a bigger picture years in the making. Negative Girl by Libby Cudmore is a crime fiction novel in which Martin and Valerie face demons new and old in order to seek justice for a potential murder, hoping not to become the next victims.
When Amanda Pearson won UK’s reality talent show Searching for a Star six years ago, she thought she’d made it. She secured a record deal and released a smash hit. But the stardom quickly leaked into her personal life. Unfortunately, drug use, parties, and public incoherent ramblings overshadowed her talent. Now, at age 25, she is labeled as a one-hit-wonder. She’s in loads of debt and on the brink of homelessness. When her former publicist presents an opportunity for a chance to win it all back, Amanda is understandably skeptical. All she has to do is participate in a closely monitored drug experiment. She and five other strangers will take a pill – only one of them will take the actual drug, while the other five are taking placebos. And they will be staying in a mansion together for one week. If she fulfills the contractual obligations, she’ll be rewarded handsomely with the opportunity to be back on top. When she settles into the house and meets the other participants, it doesn’t take long for things to turn from strange to frightening. The other participants become obsessed with Amanda, to the point of becoming dangerous towards her and each other. Soon, all the money in the world couldn’t convince Amanda to stay in the house any longer. Honeycomb by S. B. Caves is a psychological horror novel which explores how far one will go to regain fame and popularity, and the dangerous consequences once achieved. Read more
