A finalist for the 2026 Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Novel, Well of Deception (Stoney Creek Publishing 2025), by Cynthia Leal Massey, is a historical fiction novel taking place in south central Texas in the late 1950s. Inspired by true events, this story is about the murder of Maggie Schneider at her turkey farm […]
“Well of Deception” by Cynthia Leal Massey
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Well of Deception (Stoney Creek Publishing 2025), by the multi-award-winning author Cynthia Leal Massey, is a new take on the classic small town murder mystery. A bullet shot in broad daylight seemingly out of nowhere kills turkey-breeder Maggie Schneider, and the prime suspect is missing. Everyone thinks they know who shot Maggie, but they can’t […]
Fall 2025 Books of Note
October 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Come Again No More (Jack Leg Press 2025) by David Williams. Erstwhile reporter Charley Hull is the latest casualty of a dying industry. It’s an elegy with heart and gallows humor, told in Charley’s lyrical and oft-salty voice. The novel is set in Memphis and steeped in the music of the city and nearby Mississippi […]