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John Reviews: DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch

DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch Review by John Hutchinson, VJ Books, July 15, 2016 Okay, I’ll admit, I am a Blake Crouch junkie, and he has been way too busy with all of his Hollywood success to put out a new novel . . . until now. So I was thrilled to sit down with his...

Meet Joseph Heywood

Meet Joseph Heywood Joseph Heywood arrived on the literary scene in 1985 with the largely overlooked Viet Nam thriller, TAXI DANCER, a mass market release with collectible copies bringing as much as $300! Two years later, he released BERKUT. A riveting story based on...

It’s “Barry” Season!

It’s Berry (Barry) Season! When Virginia first arrived here from Texas her concept of jam was the grape variety (Welch’s preferred). As a native Oregonian I embraced my duty to expose her to berries. Now I am not talking about the obvious blues, rasps and strawberries...

Spy vs. Spy

Spy vs. Spy When the cold war ended and the last spy came in from the cold, it was predicted that the espionage novel would fade with the “duck and cover” films. No longer were we under the constant threat of annihilation – we were finally free from the fear of...