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Detective Noir Fantasy

Review: Dreambound by Dan Frey

March 25, 2025 by Scott Leave a Comment

Summary: When Byron Kidd’s twelve-year-old daughter vanishes, the only clue is a note claiming that she’s taken off to explore the Hidden World, a magical land from a series of popular novels. She is not the only child to seek out this imaginary realm in recent years, and Byron—a cynical and hard-nosed reporter—is determined to […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Book Review, Del Rey Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Magical Realism

Review: Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report #1) by Adrian M. Gibson

February 15, 2025 by Adam Bassett Leave a Comment

Gibson’s fungalpunk detective noir is a stunning read, elevated by Imogen Church’s performance in the audiobook.

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Cyberpunk, Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Murder Mystery, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller Tagged With: Book Review, Detective, Fantasy, Fungalpunk, Mushroom Blues, Mystery, Science Fiction, Self Published

Mini Reviews by Shaggy #1

February 13, 2025 by Isabelle Leave a Comment

I regularly read and review short stories, novelettes, and novellas, and their reviews don’t always feel long enough to have a whole post for them. Even some novel-length books are really fun but don’t have me writing a ton about them besides proclaiming my enjoyment for them. Instead of keeping them completely from you, I […]

Filed Under: Cozy Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Dragons, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: #RebeccaCrunden, Book Review, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, RK Ashwick, Science Fiction, Self Published, Traditional Publishing

Review: New York Minute by Stephen Aryan

November 17, 2024 by Ed Crocker Leave a Comment

So good he named it once Synopsis A noir story, set in an alternate New York City. After years of being a cop, and now a private investigator, there’s little that surprises Cole Blackstone. But when someone working for Karl Dolman, the most notorious crime boss in the city asks for his help, Cole is […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Noir, Self Published, speculative noir

Book Review : Claws Of The Collector (Shade the Collector #1) by Douglas Lumsden

October 17, 2024 by Charlie Cavendish Leave a Comment

Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: CLAWS, BLADES, GUNS, AND FIRE! Benedict Shade, a were-cat and collector of exotic and potentially lethal magical artifacts, arrives in Yerba City with his good buddy, Dwayne, to “collect” (some would say “steal”) an unusual dagger that is much more than it seems. Little does Shade realize that the dagger was involved […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Noir, Self Published

New York Minute by Stephen Aryan

October 15, 2024 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis A noir story, set in an alternate New York City. After years of being a cop, and now a private investigator, there’s little that surprises Cole Blackstone. But when someone working for Karl Dolman, the most notorious crime boss in the city asks for his help, Cole is caught off guard, and more than […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Self Published

Review: The Jaguar Mask by Michael J. De Luca

October 12, 2024 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis Felipe K’icab doesn’t know who he is. He only knows he was born different than his human family, and he can’t relax unless he’s blasting reggaeton in his cab weaving through the streets of Guatemala City. The jaguar mask and his other human faces keep him safe–until El Bufo, a corrupt ex-cop, commandeers his […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Stelliform Press

FLASHBACK REVIEW:Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion #1) by Krystle Matar

October 6, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the Rift for non-compliance. When Tashué’s son refused to register as tainted, the laws had to be upheld. He’d never doubted his job as a Regulation Officer before, but three […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaslamp, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Krystle Matar, Legacy of the Brightwash, Self Published, Tainted Dominion

Book Review : New York Minute by Stephen Aryan

September 30, 2024 by Charlie Cavendish Leave a Comment

Synopsis: A noir story, set in an alternate New York City. After years of being a cop, and now a private investigator, there’s little that surprises Cole Blackstone. But when someone working for Karl Dolman, the most notorious crime boss in the city asks for his help, Cole is caught off guard, and more than […]

Filed Under: Book Tour, Detective Noir Fantasy, Reviews, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy

Review: Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report #1) by Adrian M. Gibson

August 30, 2024 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE. BEAT THE WINTER BLUES. Blade Runner, True Detective and District 9 meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer, Philip K. Dick and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson’s dark, hallucinatory, fungalpunk noir debut. Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Debut, Detective Noir Fantasy, Grimdark, Police procedural, Science Fiction, Technothriller Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Science Fiction, Self Published

Review: A Shadow Over Haven (Nick Holleran Series #4) by David Green

August 29, 2024 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis Ever heard the saying, “Careful what you wish for?” The phrase is about to take on a whole new meaning for Haven’s one-and-only Paranormal Investigator, Nick Holleran… In the months since ‘One Life Left’ and his reality-spinning showdown with Lilith and the Sin-Eater, Nick Holleran has spent the time making new friends and forging […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Demons, Detective Noir Fantasy, Ghosts, Haunted House, Monsters, Paranormal, Paranormal Fantasy, Reviews, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

REVIEW: Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report #1) by Adrian M. Gibson

June 21, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE. BEAT THE WINTER BLUES. Blade Runner, True Detective and District 9 meld with the weird worlds of Jeff VanderMeer, Philip K. Dick and China Miéville in Adrian M. Gibson’s hallucinatory, fungalpunk noir debut. Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko […]

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Dark Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Book Review, detective noir, Fantasy, Mushroom Blues, Self Published, The Fungalverse, The Hofmann Report

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