Charlatan: America’s Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock

Quacks have always been around, but Charlatan proves they have been especially prolific in the United States. Pride, vanity, and the endless pursuit of youth are human qualities that have helped quackery flourish. Charlatan is the story of the greatest con man of early twentieth-century America, John R. Brinkley, who exploited male vanity to build [...]

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Once Were Cops by Ken Bruen

All right, noir fans, the dark hearted master of the Emerald Isle has returned to regal us with the tale of Matthew Patrick O’Shea, and oh, my dear Wild Things, it was worth the wait . . .
O’Shea, whom everyone calls Shea, is a Galway Guard who skillfully blackmails his way into a coveted police [...]

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New Reviewer on board!

We are excited to have a new review contributor on board.  We look forward to reviews from allTheWayFromLongview.  It will be great to have a male perspective and the addition of more reviews of non-fiction titles.  Read a message from our newest reviewer on the About the Reviewers page.  Welcome Longview!

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The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani

On a dark night in long-ago 17th century Persia, a comet streaks across the sky.  This event foretells bad luck for a young girl in a small village.  When her father passes away unexpectedly, she and her mother must move to the city of Isfahan and throw themselves on the mercy of their father’s half-brother [...]

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The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories [edited] by Alan Ryan

Ahh, it’s that magical time of year again, the spectral month of October when the world wastes away and horrors stalk the night (hehe); ‘tis the Dragon’s favorite time of year, my Wild Things
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories, edited by Alan Ryan, is the title that should be in the library of every serious [...]

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The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Kathleen Kent’s first novel covers familiar territory, the hysteria and superstitions surrounding the Salem witch trials.  What sets this effort apart, though, is the fact that Kathleen Kent is directly descended from Martha Carrier, who was hanged in Salem as a witch in 1692.  After hearing family stories and researching for five years, Kent wrote this debut [...]

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