Noted science fiction writer Lee Wood's crime debut finds Leeds Inspector Keen Dunliffe deciding if it was sex or politics that killed an American college professor on the grounds of a royal estate.

- The author's blend of sociology, feminism, and science fiction is reminiscent of such classics as Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale (Houghton Mifflin, 1986), Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness (Ace, 1969), and Sheri S. ...

. Ballingrud’s tale is a magnificent piece of storytelling. Accompanied by another 14 estimable acts, it makes admission into Nightmare Carnival well worth the price.” —Locus “There’s not a bad story in the bunch.” —Horror DNA

A despot orders the slaughter of young children in his kingdom to destroy possible heirs. But a girl escapes and is raised by monks. On maturing, she joins forces with a warrior to exact revenge.

Brutal extremists and police politics collide in a plot involving murder, intimidation, smuggling, and blackmail—with lethal consequences—in Kingdom of Silence, the second mystery in Lee Wood’s richly imagined and superbly nuanced ...

When Berk Neilson, a helicopter pilot, becomes stranded on the Outside, he finds himself at the mercy of the burning sun and dangerous clans.