June
Shapless Summers

Shapeless Summers…ABrief Synopsis

The novel’s middle-aged protagonist, William Greenwood, leaves his country of England behind and takes work in the South Pacific. Looking for a fresh start, he gives up his longtime career as a sea captain and becomes a data scientist and then a deve ...

Shapless Summers

Shapeless Summers by Hayden Thompson

Reviewed by Lily Andrews "Shapeless Summers" is an intimate and touching story of William Greenwood, a middle-aged man from England, who retired from his lifelong career as a seafarer. William moves to the Pacific Islands and takes up data enginee ...

May
Marvelous Days

Marvelous Days…A Brief Synopsis

A widowed biologist, Kevin Brunner, an American expat in Germany, faces a life turn at the start of his retirement. The usual aspirations like romance, family, and career are seemingly past him now. He finds himself adrift after his adult son moves f ...

Marvelous Days

Marvelous Days by Hayden Thompson

Reviewed by Jacquelyn Tolksdorf Marvelous Days by Hayden Thompson is a poignant narrative that delves into the introspective journey of Kevin Brunner, a widowed biologist, navigating the early stages of his retirement. Set against the backdrop of ...

Second Place:  Three for the Money by William LeRoy

Three for the Money…A Brief Synopsis

In the face of waning cheap pulp paper supply, not to mention waning attention spans of readers, Mossik Press presents three pruned products of William LeRoy penmanship in a single bargain-priced binding, to-wit: ACADEMENTIA CONFIDENTIAL, in which ...

Project Ubermensch

Project Unbermensch…A Brief Synopsis

Modern-day messiah or military experiment gone awry—either way, Geoffrey Cannon, a young inspirational guru, has mad metaphysical skills… and big troubles. In 1943, unsuspecting sailors on the USS Eldridge are subjects of a U.S. Navy experiment. S ...

Project Ubermensch

Project Übermensch

Reviewed by Reyan Mishra Even the bibliophiles with the highest book-count would agree the most satisfying books are the ones that leave you wanting more. The thriller in question belongs to that very club. "Project Übermensch" is an intriguing sci-f ...

Second Place:  Three for the Money by William LeRoy

Three for the Money by William LeRoy

Reviewed by Douglas R Cobb I've read and reviewed other Maximo (Max) Morgan Mysteries by William LeRoy before and so far, it has been a very entertaining series.  LeRoy's most current satirical and humor-filled book in the series, Three for the Money ...

The Goatman

The Goatman…A Brief Synopsis

The Goatman is a coming-of-age fictional murder mystery set in North Georgia. The book weaves fiction with fact, integrating colorful characters from the author’s childhood. It is the story of Zeb Barton, a fourteen-year-old boy navigating the comple ...

The Goatman

The Goatman by Wallace Martin

Reviewed by Lily Andrews "The Goatman" is a tightly plotted murder mystery written by Wallace Martin that packs a punch with its twists that keep coming. Set in North Georgia in the post-WW2 period, the book follows Zeb Barton, a fourteen-year-old bo ...