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ANNOUNCEMENT: Infected Volume 2, by Andrea Speed

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Infected Volume 2

QSFer Andrea Speed has a new Queer Paranormal/Mystery Suspense book out: In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. In Infected: Lesser Evils, Roan is struggling to control his inner lion while hunting down a serial killer targeting shifted infecteds. Then, in Infected: Undertow, Roan is stuck in a coma as human and lion war for control; meanwhile, Holden and Fiona have their own cases to solve. And in Infected: Epitaph, a rash of tiger strain infecteds brings back … Read more

Announcement – Infected: Holden, by Andrea Speed

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Infected: Holden

DSPP Author Andrea Speed has a new paranormal mystery/suspense book out: With his friend lion shifter Roan McKichan no longer in the picture, former sex worker Holden Krause is now working as a detective investigating cases in Seattle. When he receives a request to investigate a rather unusual case for Big Mike, a local drug dealer, he ignores the potential hazards in working for such a client and takes it on. But Holden hasn’t given up his vigilante ways, occasionally seeking violent retribution for those ignored by the justice system. There’s a man stalking the streets, assaulting anyone he perceives … Read more

Announcement: Time Lost, by C.B. Lewis

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Time Lost

QSFer C.B. Lewis has a new MM time travel/mystery book out: What began with a dead intruder and a missing scientist quickly becomes the most perplexing case of Detective Inspector Jacob Ofori’s career. Nothing about it makes sense, from the incredibly advanced technology found on the intruder to the scientist’s mysterious workplace, the Temporal Research Institute. Jacob’s gut tells him the TRI is hiding something, and the questions keep piling up. Who would abduct Sanders; what is the strange gate in his basement laboratory; and how does it connect to similar gates in the TRI? TRI engineer Kit Rafferty only … Read more

Announcement: Code Name Jack Rabbit, by Elizabeth Noble

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Code Name Jack Rabbit

QSFer Elizabeth Noble has a new mystery/suspense/paranormal book out: Meet the newest members of the Vampire Guard, where legend and myth meet science and technology. Jonas Forge, vampire. Once a spy and soldier, now a cop, Forge enjoys the life he’s built with his friends in Flint, Ohio. Blair Turner, PhD. Blair, a vampire and computer hacker with exceptional skills, shares a powerful empathic bond with Forge, his soulmate. Declan, vampire, ex-pirate, ex-fur trapper, thief, and con man. Declan is Forge’s former lover and soulmate to Lucas Coate. Lucas Coate, MD, Flint’s medical examiner. A werewolf living amongst vampires, Lucas … Read more

Announcement: Dark Blood, by Caleb James

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Dark Blood

QSFer Caleb James has a new Paranormal Mystery/Suspense book out: Handsome, brilliant, and surrounded by good friends, twenty-three-year-old medical student Miles Fox has a secret—and it’s not that he’s gay. Though he harbors a crush on his straight best friend, Luke. Miles, like his grandmother, Anna, possesses the healing gift, an ability she’s made him swear never to use or divulge, lest horrible things befall those he loves. It happened to her when Nazis butchered her family. But it all goes to hell when Miles heals a terminally ill man on a New Orleans cancer ward and wakes locked in the … Read more

Announcement: Murderous Requiem, by Jamie Fessenden

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Murderous Requiem

QSFer Jamie Fessenden has a new mystery/paranormal book out: Jeremy Spencer never imagined the occult order he and his boyfriend, Bowyn, started as a joke in college would become an international organization with hundreds of followers. Now a professor with expertise in Renaissance music, Jeremy is drawn back into the world of free love and ceremonial magick. The old jealousies and hurt that separated him from Bowyn eight years ago no longer seem significant. Then Jeremy begins to wonder if the centuries-old score he’s been asked to transcribe hides something sinister. With each stanza, local birds flock to the old … Read more

For Writers: Writing Suspense

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Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: How do you write a suspenseful scene in a horror book? You don’t have the colored atmosphere and music that movies/TV offers, so how do you create that suspense, knowing that everyone’s reading pace is different? Join the chat

Announcement: Icarus Ascending, by Lee James

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Icarus Ascending

DSP Publications’ Lee James has a new mystery & suspense book out: Kirk MacGregor loves to win—whether through his critically-acclaimed oil paintings or on the job as the resident detective of his father’s prestigious law firm. In the most perplexing investigation of his career, MacGregor searches for the truth behind the death of rock star Brent Hunter. But a phone call convinces Austin Hunter that his brother is alive and safe in a wilderness hideout. Or is it all an elaborate, deadly confidence game? MacGregor’s investigation takes him down a twisting trail of dead-end leads, lethal lies, and a string … Read more

Announcement: Closing Ranks, by Ethan Stone

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Closing Ranks

DSP publications author Ethan Stone has a new mystery/suspense book out: Internal Affairs investigator Jeremy Ranklin is looking into corruption within the Reno Police Department when he’s ordered to examine the suspicious death of the Chief of Police. The assignment partners Jeremy with Detective Cristian Flesh. Though they spar at first, Jeremy earns Cristian’s trust, and they work well together. Deeply closeted, Jeremy fights an attraction to fellow cop Kipp Mosely. The investigation brings Jeremy and Kipp together, but lies and secrets prevent things from going any further. Jeremy will need both Kipp’s and Cristian’s help to discover how deep … Read more

Announcement: Gnomon, by Luchia Dertien

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Gnomon

DSP Publications’ Luchia Dertien has a new Mystery book out: Emile Delaurier is a beautiful militant revolutionary, a living beacon of righteous justice for the world. For Renaire, an artist in a constant battle against the demons in the bottle, it was obsession at first sight. His devotion led to two years of homicidal partnership as Renaire followed Delaurier in his ruthless quest for equality through the death of the corrupt, like a murderous Robin Hood. Then Delaurier breaks his pattern, leading Renaire into Russia to kill a reporter with no immoral background, and gives no explanation for his actions. … Read more