® FIRST LINES
62 BOOKLIFE, MARCH 8, 2021
Bikini Cowgirls of the Urban
Legion
DAVE AGANS
“Even if a dolphin could shoot a
speargun, it probably couldn’t hit
the side of a barge.”Craving Stardust
MORGAN TOLL
“You’re a rose in a field of Venus fly-
traps; fierce, yet delicately beautiful,
and oddly placed in a world that is
hungry for madness.”Cursed
RICHARD SCHIVER
“At night the world slips on a differ-
ent mask as the shadows grow long
and deep.”The Eyemonger
DANIEL J. SOLOVE
“A long time ago, on an island at sea,
there was a great town, filled with
wonder and glee.”Rip Saw: A Detective Jericho
Novel
WALTER MARKS
“The young uniformed cop Dennis
Regner never saw it coming.”Spirit of the King
AMY HAY
“Keriggor stood hidden in the shelter
of the tree line as he stared at the
cabin with the red door.”Stop Drifting
DAVID R. IBARRA
“The sound of the alarm clock shook
Tom Stanley to his core.”The Summerlands
SUSAN BUTLER COLWELL
“The last time I died, it was a
Tuesday.”Welcome to Washington,
Fina Mendoza
KITTY FELDE
“There’s no such thing as a Demon
Cat of Capitol Hill.”What the Tide Brings
HEATHER EWINGS
“Alfred untied the clinker, pushing
it across the sandy beach until it
bobbed in the waves.”Wrath Child: A Supernatural
Thriller
ERIK HENRY VICK
“The alley stank of garbage and
human waste and blood and immi-
nent death.“Your Next Big Idea:
Improve Your Creativity
and Problem-Solving
SAMUEL SANDERS
“When you see people come up with
great business or life ideas, you may
chalk it up to luck or natural creativ-
ity, but there’s a process to coming
up with ideas that are beneficial to
yourself and society.”The Language of Corpses
TAMARA LINSE
“This is a really bad idea, Jazari
thought as she punched in the
mechalum hash, her hands the
mech equivalent of sweaty as hell.”This month, we’ve got bikini cowgirls,
Venus flytraps, a demon cat, and much more.
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