Author: Mike Finn

Five Best Reads April – June 2026: ‘A Drop of Corruption’, ‘The Blighted Stars’, ‘She Rides Shotgun’, ‘Joan Is Okay’ and ‘The Dragonfly Gambit’.

‘Magic & Mystery Collection’ (2026) curated by John Joseph Adams with stories by Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Robert Jackson Bennett, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch,Tananarive Due and J. M. Miro

‘Vengeance: Mystery Writers of America Presents’ (2012) by Lee Child (editor)

Saturday Summary 2026-07-25: Books Read, Books Bought, Books Up Next

‘The Red Mother’ (2021) by Elizabeth Bear – a clever, immersive short story

‘The Third Rule of Time Travel’ (2025) by Philip Fracassi – set aside at 36%

Saturday Summary 2026-07-18: Books Read, Books Bought, Books Up Next

Sci Fi Summer 2026 Update – the first fifteen novels and what’s still to come.

‘Zen and the Art of Murder’ (2004) – The Black Forest Investigations #1 by Oliver Bottini, translated by Jamie Bulloch