Too Many Crooks by Donald E. Westlake

Although no prior knowledge is needed, this is part of the John Dortmunder series about the titular thief. He’s the Continue reading →

Man from the South by Roald Dahl

The protagonist is relaxing at a hotel pool, where a bunch of American naval cadets on shore leave are splashing Continue reading →

The Nostalginauts by S.N. Dyer

This falls into the ‘it would be fun if this existed’ category of speculative fiction. Although set in the modern Continue reading →

A Note for the Milkman by Sidney Carroll

Mr. Peters, the protagonist, is a seemingly normal married businessman. His appearance of normality is something he takes pride in. Continue reading →

Big Game by T.C. Boyle

I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. My favorite story by an author who seems incapable of Continue reading →

The Festival of Graves by Zhu Lin

The ‘once-powerful old figure in a changed world’ is a common trope, and can be played to quite poignant effect Continue reading →

The Wide, Carnivorous Sky by John Langan

There is a creature, the Shadow, call it a vampire. It lives and sleeps in a cocoon in Earth’s orbit. Continue reading →

Cleansed and Set in Gold by Matthew Sturges

I enjoy superheroes. The vast majority of stories with them are in the comics medium (I’ll sidestep the debate about Continue reading →