Closing Time

A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. In Closing Time, Joseph Heller returns to the characters of Catch-22, now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newcomers as little Sammy Singer and giant Lew, all linked, in an uneasy peace and old age, fighting not the Germans this time, but The End. Closing Time deftly satirizes the realities and the myths of America in the half century since WWII: the absurdity of our politics, the decline of our society and our great cities, the greed and hypocrisy of our business and culture -- with the same ferocious humor as Catch-22. Closing Time is outrageously funny and totally serious, and as brilliant and successful as Catch-22 itself, a fun-house mirror that captures, at once grotesquely and accurately, the truth about ourselves.

This “dead perfect” noir-inflected murder mystery carries readers from New York City’s most elite precincts to its dirtiest gutters (Robert B. Parker). Two years ago, writer Terry Orr lost his wife and infant son when a lunatic pushed them into the path of a subway train. Dissatisfied with the police response, he’s been looking for the killer himself ever since. Somewhere along the way, while raising his precocious daughter and continuing his search, he also becomes a legitimate private eye. First, Terry encounters the brutal murder of a livery cab driver, which he’s determined to solve. Then, he’s drawn into the world of high art and ruthless ambition after a SoHo gallery is destroyed by a bomb blast. And when the two cases collide, Terry might be fatally out of his depth . . . Wall Street Journal writer Jim Fusilli exploded onto the mystery scene with this debut novel hailed as “a gorgeous nightmare” (The New York Times Book Review). Closing Time is the 1st book in the Terry Orr Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

They say a stranger is just someone you haven’t met yet. But chance works in mysterious ways. Several strangers end up at The Whistler on Saturday night, a popular pub in London’s vibrant and cosmopolitan Soho district. These strangers will find, when the clock strikes 22:22, that fate and circumstance has linked and intertwined them in ways they could never have imagined. Welcome to The Whistler, we hope you enjoy your stay.

When the body of a sixteen-year-old-girl is found at a wilderness lodge, detective Kala Stonechild puts her vacation on hold to find the murderer.

[Siren Publishing: The Lynn Hagen ManLove Collection: Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Alternative, Menage, Paranormal, Shape-shifters, Werewolves, Romantic Suspense, MMM, HEA] After being left at the altar, Milo has no intention on starting anything with a new guy, let alone two. When he needs to find a second job to afford his apartment, he walks into Loose Lips only to realize that sometimes fate has other plans. Jared ran from his skulk of fox shifters and is now on the run. He moves to Willow Point, thinking heÕs safe, and ends up at Loose Lips for a job, only to find two mates inside. Merrick owns Loose Lips. He wouldnÕt say he was happy, but he was content with life. That is until two strangers upend his lonely existence. One is running from heartbreak while another is running for his life. ItÕs up to Merrick and Jared to show Milo that not all men are jerks. ItÕs also up to Merrick to keep Jared safe while the three of them try to learn how to navigate the new dynamics of their lives. Lynn Hagen is a Siren-exclusive author.