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National Geographic and Knopf author David Raterman worked two years for CARE in Tajikistan. The River Panj is David’s debut novel, revealing his experience and knowledge about one of the most dangerous areas on the globe. On top of that The River Panj introduces people who have little regard for those that think differently or stand in the way of their goal, something Derek Braun, the protagonist, quickly has come to grip with. Buy The River Panj from Amazon today.

Caryn Rose is a Brooklyn-based writer and photographer who documents rock-and-roll, baseball and urban life. B-Sides and Broken Hearts, is her first novel. Originally titled Joey Ramone is Dead it tells the story of Lisa Simon, who, spurred by the death of one of her teenage heroes examines her life, with unexpected results. Buy B-Sides and Broken Hearts, available as a paperback and ebook, from Amazon today.


Alex Metcalf’s debut Where The Sun Don’t Shine is an excellent novel about Marley, a once successful Hollywood player who’s tumbled so far down the ladder of success that he’s got almost nothing left. Just a one room apartment on Venice Beach and a fragile relationship with his 16 year old daughter. Marley finds himself thrust into the back alleys of the film industry. Into a nexus of porn, kidnapping, studio politics and the dream-dead denizens of modern Hollywood. Struggling to do the right thing, and to be a father to his daughter, Marley soon finds that everything is at stake: His future, his daughter, even his life… Buy Where The Sun Don’t Shine from Amazon today

I think this is a first, for me anyway. A t-shirt with one of my covers, worn by Barry Eisler, the author of The Ass Is A Poor Receptacle For The Head.

Already the fourth episode of the Icarus Helix series by J.E. Medrick, and it just gets better and better. THIEF follows Mason Schaefer, born a mute. No one can hear him, and then he discovers a power that makes him even more invisible. Buy the first three episodes of the Icarus Helix series; CHEAT; LIAR; and COWARD from Amazon today.

The Somali Doctrine, James Grenton’s debut, is the story of an Interpol agent making it his mission to stop the remorseless madmen at the helm of the world’s largest NGO. The Somali Doctrine is all fiction, however, James Grenton has been witness to most situations and aspects touched upon in this haunting thriller, that takes us from real life disasters in Somaliland to Nairobi slums, plush South African hotels, and London. Buy The Somali Doctrine from Amazon today.

SEED is the thrilling debut of Ania Ahlborn (blog, website,). In SEED Jack Winter discovers that his childhood nightmare, one he has escaped for two decades, has reared its very ugly head. After a sudden highway accident he realises his demons were never far away, but have returned not just for him. Watch the book trailer for Seed here. Buy Seed from Amazon today.

John Hindmarsh’s Broken Glass is the first installment of the Glass Complex Trilogy. This epic space opera takes the wrongfully accused protagonist Steg de Coeur from his home planet to the edges of the universe and back, chased by foe and friend. For anyone who loves well plotted, fast paced, and full on science fiction Broken Glass should not be missed. Buy Broken Glass from Amazon today.

After the runaway success of the terrific Sugar & Spice, Saffina Desforges will publish SNOW WHITE, the first of the RED ROSE Crime Thriller Series, in July.