more . . .

by Overall Rank  

overall 4 votes: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating half
editor rating: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating half

Bartlett House by Patricia J. McLean and Duane Poncy

A Will Adelhardt - Lucy Hidalgo Mystery

When a fire burns down the historic Bartlett House, the body of young activist, Emmy d’Angelo is found inside, dressed in bondage gear.  Her older lover, professor Will Adelhardt, is under suspicion, but the manner in which Emmy is found is incomprehensible to Adelhardt, who is devastated by her loss.  Now he must take a dark voyage through the . . .

A complete novel.
· · · · · · ·

overall 13 votes: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating half
editor rating: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating off

Black Hat Magick by Kyt Dotson

Not your ordinary detective agency

The exploits and adventures of college student, computer geek, and occult detective Elaine Hadaly Mercer.  She begins her career as an undergrad at Arizona State University majoring in Computer Science and Engineering; but comes from a long blood line of dabblers in the arcane arts with a strong bent for the scientific—hitherto that strange alchemy of genius courses through her . . .

A complete novel.
· · · · · · ·

overall 9 votes: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating half
editor average: rating onrating onrating onrating onrating off

Fission Chips by MCM

Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it.  The mob wants money he never borrowed, he’s suspected of murdering someone he hasn’t met, and he’s hired to find a woman who may be involved in some extremely shady business.  That, and his secretary is an amoral jiu jitsu-loving sociopath. . . .

A complete novel.
· · · · · ·

overall 2 votes: rating onrating onrating halfrating offrating off
no editorial rating

The Fickle Finger of Fate by Matthew Skala

When the purple-haired dame showed up at the agency, Flank Ploughman, private investigator, did his best to send her away.  Like it said on the door, he didn’t take that kind of case.  But he couldn’t resist cash when it was right in front of him like that, and soon he was caught up in the underground of Tokyo’s Seru . . .

A complete novel.
· · · · · · · · ·



Random Editorial Review

rating onrating onrating onrating onrating off

FISSION CHIPS

Scrambled detective story

Editor: Linda Schoales
January 8, 2010

“Fisson Chips” is quirky, madcap romp about a new PI having a very bad first day.  Gare Marx started a private investigating business with his partner Matthew Richardson.  When Gare shows up for work, the guy painting the sign on the door refuses to finish until he gets more money.  This starts a chain of events that ends with broken [more . . .]

More editorial reviews . . .

Random Member Review

rating onrating onrating onrating onrating off

FISSION CHIPS

a choose-your-own pulp adventure

Member: wanderingwidget
June 9, 2009

If you’ve ever wanted to read a hard-boiled choose your own butt-kicking novel then Fission Chips is definitely for you.  In point of fact if you’re a fan of the hard boiled genre of fiction at all then you’ll probably enjoy this one.  It’s got everything, from the down-and-out private eye to the sassy secretary and the insurmountable mountain of [more . . .]

More reviews . . .