Tony Travis

Seeking Angels: Inspector Button Investigates by G. J. Griffiths is a thoughtful historical detective novel that blends crime, social commentary, and a slightly awkward romantic side plot. Set in Manchester a few centuries ago, the story follows Detective Inspector Walter Button as he confronts a rising tide of crime in the notorious slum district of Angel Meadow. What starts as a seemingly straightforward church burglary involving two young boys soon unravels into a larger web involving...

Quarantine  by Arthur C. Clarke is one of those extremely short pieces that lands with surprising force. It is barely there, yet it carries a concept that expands far beyond its size. Clarke strips everything down, dialogue, idea, implication, and leaves the reader to assemble the meaning. It was written so as to fit on a post card. It's very short, which is why I give it three stars. It is good for what it is, but simply too short to give us enough story for the idea to be fully there. The...

Holey Ghost by Laura Koerber is a reflective and quietly layered work that blends the supernatural with personal searching. It does not approach ghosts as something to fear in the traditional sense. Instead, it treats them as part of a larger question about belief, perception, and the ways people try to understand experiences that do not fit neatly into logic. The book follows a path that feels less like a single narrative and more like a series of connected reflections. It often reads like...