Derek Muk

I enjoyed “The Secret of Secrets,” which is the latest mystery/suspense thriller novel by Dan Brown featuring his series character, Professor Robert Langdon of Harvard University. The book was an engaging, compelling, and entertaining read.

I enjoyed Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Gwendolyn Kiste’s feminist, folk horror novella, “Boneset & Feathers”, which is about a young female witch named Odette who is trying to reclaim and resurrect her magical powers to fight an evil foe.

I enjoyed the novel, The Stone Serpent, by Nicholas Kaufmann, which is part of the Dr. Laura Powell series. In this fast-paced and entertaining adventure, Laura (who is a medical examiner) tries to find out what caused a dead man’s body to petrify to stone.

I enjoyed Fred Mustard Stewart’s transatlantic historical fiction epic, “Century.” The novel focuses on a two-branched family, documenting their early beginnings in Italy in 1880 and then to their eventual crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to New York City.

I got this great review for my book, "Being Followed". Thank you, Mick, for the review. I appreciate it.

I got this amazing new review for my book, "Being Followed." Thank you, James! I really appreciate it.

I enjoyed the medical, science fiction novel, “The Methuselah Enzyme,” by Fred Mustard Stewart which explores the popular fountain of youth trope.

I had a great, fun time yesterday at my author meet & greet event at Peninsula Books. Thank you to the awesome store for holding the event and thanks also to everyone who attended. Five lucky readers got a free copy of my book for attending.

Just a reminder that my author meet and greet event at Peninsula Books is next Saturday, March 7, 2pm-3pm. If you can make it, it would be great. Thank you.

I enjoyed the new Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast novel, Pendergast: The Beginning, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. This latest adventure serves as the genesis/origins book for the lengthy Special Agent Pendergast book series.

Welcome aboard the Coastal Express! That’s the name of the train in “Sleeper Train,” a horror novella by Jay Bower and John Lynch. The book was a wild, scary ride and it has that campy, over-the-top ’80s horror/slasher feel to it.

I'm excited about an upcoming author meet and greet that I'll be doing. Thank you to the Peninsula Book Collaborative. Hope you can make it.

I enjoyed Peter Benchley’s novel, “Beast”, which is about a giant squid that terrorizes the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. The blend of sea horror, thriller, and suspense in a historical setting was entertaining and reminded me of his popular, bestselling book, “Jaws.”

I enjoyed the book, “Alien 3: The Unproduced First Draft Screenplay,” by Pat Cadigan (the screenplay was written by the founder and godfather of cyberpunk, William Gibson). There was and still is a lot of controversy surrounding the actual finished product version of “Alien 3”.

I enjoyed Christa Carmen’s new novel, “How to Fake a Haunting”, a clever, fresh, and original spin on the familiar, overdone haunted house trope. The story revolves around Lainey Taylor, her husband, Callum, and their daughter, Beatrix.

I enjoyed Nicholas Kaufmann’s science fiction/horror novel, “The Mind Worms,” which features series character, Dr. Laura Powell, who shockingly has a dead body wake up on her autopsy table. She and her colleagues on the police force investigate this bizarre incident.

I wanted to share this fun interview I did for Uncaged Book Reviews.

I was interviewed by Uncaged Book Reviews and I'm one of the featured authors in this month's issue, alongside some other great writers. It was a fun interview and I'd like to thank Cyrene and the magazine for interviewing me and featuring me. online.fliphtml5.com/blsto/f…

Two thumbs up for James G. Carlson's new collection of dark fiction novellas and short stories, Underwater Typewriter and Other Tales. This collection packed quite a punch with its character driven, poignant, and gory horror stories.

I enjoyed Eric J. Guignard’s new book, A Graveside Gallery: Tales of Ghosts and Dark Matters. It’s a solid collection of ghostly dark fiction and it’s also an eclectic batch of stories that includes various sub genres such as ghost stories, queer fiction, anthropomorphic, etc.