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ANNOUNCEMENT: To End All Wars – David Tallerman

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To End All Wars - David Tallerman

David Tallerman has a new gay sci fi/mystery out: “To End All Wars.” “Thoughtful and atmospheric. A haunting story about loss, empathy and the human soul.”—Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time. The horrors of the trenches unveil an extraordinary mystery… It’s 1916, in the heart of World War I. The eve of the Battle of the Somme. During a perilous night mission in No Man’s Land, Lieutenant Rafael Forrester witnesses a peculiar light followed by a vast explosion. Wounded and delirious, Forrester finds himself shipped home to England, to the country house hospital of Sherston, … Read more

REVIEW: A Glimpse of Heaven – Olivier Bosman

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A Glimpse Of Heaven - Olivier Bosman

Genre: Mystery, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The year is 1895. A disgruntled detective is looking for meaning in his life. A psychotic young man wants to make his darkest fantasies come true. A secretive society searches for hidden wisdom in ancient manuscripts. When these three meet, a series of events is set in motion which leads to a horrific crime. A Glimpse of Heaven is a thrilling, page-turning mystery about spiritualism, the occult… and the quest for magic. The Review: Olivier Bosman creates a new career for former Detective Sergeant from … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Hawk Lake – Alex Silver

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Dan's Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Hawk Lake - Alex Silver

QSFer Alex Silver has a new gay/trans MM paranormal romance out: “Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates.” When ghosts cry out, Dan and Chad heed their call. Daniel and Chad are on the road to Hawk Lake, Maine, to investigate rumors of a haunting. With his new role in Daniel’s life, Chad feels like he has something to prove. He is determined to make the Hawk Lake haunting videos the best Hauntastic Haunts has ever aired. Daniel gets sidetracked when he realizes that he might have gotten in over his head with his long distance apprenticeship to a genuine medium. Old insecurities … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sub Zero – Angel Martinez

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SubZero - Angel Martinez

QSFer Angel Martinez has a rereleased MM sci fi/mystery book out in her Esto Universe: “Sub Zero.” A Science Fiction Mystery from Angel Martinez… Returning to the frozen planet Aren died on was bound to have complications… Major Aren Dalsgaard’s newest assignment is to investigate a series of murders on the frigid planet, Drass, where relations between the Treaty settlers and the indigenous inhabitants have taken a nasty turn. A linguist and trained xenologist, Major Dalsgaard should be the ideal Special Investigations Officer for this case, but Drass is where he died, over a hundred and twenty years ago. Sent … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Secrets of Milan – Edale Lane

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Secrets of Milan - Edale Lane

Edale Lane has a new FF alternative historical fantasy out, book two in the Night Flyer trilogy: “Secrets of Milan.” The Night Flyer had brought Florentina and Madelena together but now threatens to drive them apart. While Florentina searches for a mysterious underworld organization that has attempted to murder the woman she loves, Maddie struggles to deal with the danger Florentina is courting. Her brother, Alessandro, has become the most prominent merchant of Milan, but the Night Flyer uncovers a secret so shocking it could destroy them all. Secrets of Milan is the second book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Like the First Moon Landing, by Matthew Metzger

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Like The First Moon Landing

Matthew J. Metzger has a new queer sci fi mystery out: “Like the First Moon Landing.” Stranded and injured in deep space, Maggie McLean has one chance at survival—the ship drifting off her starboard side, refusing to answer her distress calls. The ship the whole universe has been looking for. Maggie most of all. The Swift vanished without so much as a cry for help. There have been endless conspiracy theories, from aliens to government corruption to wormholes leading to other dimensions, but one thing was certain. She was gone, with all two hundred and thirty-six crew members on board. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Patchwork, by Elle E. ire

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Patchwork - Elle E. Ire

QSFer Elle E. ire has a new FF sci fi/suspense out, book two in the Storm Fronts series: “Patchwork.” Empath Kelly LaSalle means everything to cybernetic soldier Vick Corren—and Kelly deserves a partner who can love her in a romantic way. For the first time since receiving her robotic enhancements and an AI that makes her faster and stronger than the average merc, Vick thinks she can be that person. Vick wants Kelly for life, and she’ll do whatever it takes to be worthy. A holiday on a tropical planet seems the perfect time for Vick to demonstrate her commitment. … Read more

Boogieman In Lavender: Random Notes for March

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Mike Resnick

A few random notes this month. Every writer has inspirations. If they’re lucky, they get to meet them, and the meeting isn’t a letdown. Mary Higgins Clark died a few weeks ago. The bestselling suspense writer needs no introduction, but her magazine does. Running for a handful of issues in the 1990s, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine included fiction and regular features about mystery writers and their characters. I hadn’t thought too much about trying to write any mysteries before I read the magazine. In my undisciplined way I didn’t get around to writing or publishing any mysteries until about … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Half-Light, By Matt Doyle

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Half-Light, by Matt Doyle

QSFer Matt Doyle has a new FF sci fi mystery out, book five in the Cassie Tam Files: “Half-Light.” With Angel Tanner, the android that runs California’s criminal underworld, pulling the strings, PI Cassie Tam finds herself thrust into a conflict with New Hopeland’s biggest and baddest. But working with the murderous AI may be the only way that Cassie can get to the bottom of her home’s greatest mystery: What is New Hopeland City? As she struggles to balance her dealings with allies and enemies alike, Cassie is left with a difficult choice. She has always straddled the line … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Of Magic and Scales, by Natalina Reis

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Of Magic and Scales

Natalina Reis has a new MM Paranormal murder mystery romance out: “Of Magic and Scales.” With a serial killer on the loose, the baffling mystery of Aiden’s past, and their tenuous budding romance, Aiden and Fouchard tread through a world of magic and myth on padded shoes, terrified to stir up something neither can control or defeat. Aiden Mercer’s life now centers around lounging on the sunny beaches of his adopted country with a beer in one hand and a coffee in the other while admiring the local male population. After a rough life as a respected detective in DC, … Read more