https://www.elcpublishing.com/blog In-depth book reviews and literary criticism from ELC Publishing team of reviewers. Every book in our catalog, read, considered, and reviewed. en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-quiet-accomplice-a-gripping-psychological-crime-thriller By Damian Crowther — Every so often a book comes along that recalibrates what you think a story can do. "The Quiet Accomplice: A Gripping Psychological Crime Thriller" is that book. For twenty-eight years, Marianne Colt h Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-quiet-accomplice-a-gripping-psychological-crime-thriller https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-seventeenth-name By Theron Blackwood — I'll be honest—I started "The Seventeenth Name" with modest expectations. By chapter three I was canceling plans. Werner Licht placed Emre Voss in the Foundation. J.R. Walton writes with a precision a Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-seventeenth-name https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-drowned-crown By Constance Whitfield — I've read widely in this genre, and "The Drowned Crown" stands apart. The throne sits empty beneath the waves. David G. Stone brings a rare combination of intellectual rigor and emotional honesty that Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-drowned-crown https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/ed-gein By Margaret Doherty — I've read widely in this genre, and "Book 8: Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield" stands apart. Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield investigates the macabre farmhouse in Plainfield, Wisconsin, that shoc Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/ed-gein https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/aileen-wuornos By Cassandra Wynn — When I first picked up "Book 3: Aileen Wuornos" by David G. Stone, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was a book that refuses to let go, even after the last page. Aileen Wuornos: America’s Fem Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/aileen-wuornos https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/optimize-automate By Ramona Esquivel — It's rare to find a book that is both meticulously researched and emotionally devastating. "Optimize & Automate: The Smart Guide to Business Process Management" by Rick Stupart is both. Mapping intern Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/optimize-automate https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/robert-hanssen By Bartholomew Crane — "Robert Hanssen: The FBI Mole" doesn't just tell a story — it resurrects one. The senior FBI counterintelligence agent who operated under codename 'Ramon Garcia,' selling top-secret US nuclear war pla Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/robert-hanssen https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/riot-in-the-windy-city By Imogen Hartley — Every so often a book comes along that recalibrates what you think a story can do. "Book 2: Riot in the Windy City: Chicago 1919" is that book. Book 2 of The Red Summer Chronicles documents the July 2 Wed, 30 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/riot-in-the-windy-city https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/dormant-code-the-inheritance-of-the-unremembered By Octavia Merriweather — When I first picked up "Dormant Code: The Inheritance Of The Unremembered" by J.R. Walton, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was a book that refuses to let go, even after the last page. For t Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/dormant-code-the-inheritance-of-the-unremembered https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/what-washington-knows By Tabitha Moreau — It's rare to find a book that is both meticulously researched and emotionally devastating. "What Washington Knows" by J.R. Walton is both. The funding structure predates the 1983 architecture by thirt Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/what-washington-knows https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-abyssal-throne By Augustus Pryce — What makes "The Abyssal Throne" so compelling isn't just the story itself—it's the way David G. Stone tells it. The throne is cracking. The prose is exact, the pacing relentless, and the emotional pay Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-abyssal-throne https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/andrei-chikatilo By Morgan Blackwell — What makes "Book 10: Andrei Chikatilo: The Soviet Monster" so compelling isn't just the story itself—it's the way David G. Stone tells it. Andrei Chikatilo: The Soviet Monster delivers a chilling inve Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/andrei-chikatilo https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/room-101-has-wi-fi By Imogen Hartley — It's rare to find a book that is both meticulously researched and emotionally devastating. "ROOM 101 HAS WI-FI" by David G. Stone is both. How digital algorithms, predictive AI, smartphone telemetry, Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/room-101-has-wi-fi https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/sustainable-success By Theron Blackwood — Some books you read. Others you experience. "Sustainable Success: Building Eco-Friendly Business Models" by Rick Stupart is firmly the latter. How early-stage startups and established corporations can Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/sustainable-success https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/anna-chapman By Phineas Lockhart — Some books you read. Others you experience. "Anna Chapman: The Glamorous Face of a Russian Spy Ring" by David G. Stone is firmly the latter. Inside the FBI's decade-long Operation Ghost Stories that e Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/anna-chapman https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/blood-and-fire By Octavian Bell — "Book 1: Blood and Fire: The Spark That Lit Red Summer" doesn't just tell a story — it resurrects one. Book 1 of The Red Summer Chronicles examines the spring and summer of 1919, when returning Black Wed, 23 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/blood-and-fire https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-vellutto-directive By Ambrose Thackeray — Some books you read. Others you experience. "The Vellutto Directive" by J.R. Walton is firmly the latter. Twenty-five years ago, FBI agent Frank Cross vanished into the world of the Vellutto crime fam Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-vellutto-directive https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-architecture-of-silence By Oliver Pemberton — I'll be honest—I started "The Architecture Of Silence" with modest expectations. By chapter three I was canceling plans. The architecture has been failing for fifteen years. J.R. Walton writes with a Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-architecture-of-silence https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-sirens-covenant By Phineas Lockhart — I've read widely in this genre, and "The Siren's Covenant" stands apart. In the fog-shrouded depths of Lisbon's harbor, marine biologist Mira Kaine wakes to a nightmare: a siren-like creature with aci Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-sirens-covenant https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-pipers-curse By Beatrix Fontaine — When I first picked up "The Piper’s Curse: A Song for the Damned" by David G. Stone, I wasn't sure what to expect. What I found was a book that refuses to let go, even after the last page. They called Wed, 16 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.elcpublishing.com/journal/the-pipers-curse