J.L. Engel (Author of A Dangerous Man)

J.L. Engel liked Stories Podcast's review of Where the Children Don't Play: "This is my book of the year for 2026 so far. It was absolutely amazing! I recently lost my dad and this was the first book I read to escape the world and it helped so much. Mason is a deputy in the small town of Lazarus who went through a horrible trag" Read more of this review »
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J.L. Engel made a comment on Lillian Patterson’s review of Where the Children Don't Play " Damn, Lillian, this is incredible! If this is what a 4 star from you gets, I may have to make it a mission to land a 5! Thank you for taking the time t ...more "
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J.L. Engel and 9 other people liked Janelle Schiecke's review of Where the Children Don't Play: "J.L. Engel shows us his creative range with Where the Children Don't Play, a riveting novel with exceptional pacing and character development. He weaves a wondrous tale of found family, lore, and redemption. Engel takes us on a journey into Mason Sax" Read more of this review »
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J.L. Engel liked Holly Brown's review of Where the Children Don't Play: "Where the Children Don't Play will touch and surprise you at each turn of the page in this well-written book by J.L. Engel. I was honored with being one of the first to read the amazingly woven tale from the beginning when it was being crafted to thi" Read more of this review »
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J.L. Engel made a comment in the group Nightmares and Dreamscapes — seeking ARC topic " Hi, I’m offering ARC copies of my upcoming supernatural thriller Where the Children Don’t Play (441 pages). "A deputy sheriff must confront the creature ...more "
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Janelle Schiecke, Mistress of the Dark and Disturbed, should be her new title. Or maybe “Bullseye,” because thus far with every story she’s produced, she doesn’t miss! Spider is the new tale of terror that she weaves, and it flares up all of the sympto ...more
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J.L. Engel liked Stories Podcast's review of Where the Children Don't Play:

Where the Children Don't Play by J.L. Engel

"This is my book of the year for 2026 so far. It was absolutely amazing!

I recently lost my dad and this was the first book I read to escape the world and it helped so much.

Mason is a deputy in the small town of Lazarus who went through a horrible trag" Read more of this review »

J.L. Engel made a comment on Lillian Patterson’s review of Where the Children Don't Play

" Damn, Lillian, this is incredible! If this is what a 4 star from you gets, I may have to make it a mission to land a 5!

Thank you for taking the time t ...more "

J.L. Engel and 1 other person liked Lillian Patterson's review of Where the Children Don't Play:

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J.L. Engel is now following A.B. Patterson and Stories Podcast

J.L. Engel and 9 other people liked Janelle Schiecke's review of Where the Children Don't Play:

"J.L. Engel shows us his creative range with Where the Children Don't Play, a riveting novel with exceptional pacing and character development. He weaves a wondrous tale of found family, lore, and redemption. Engel takes us on a journey into Mason Sax" Read more of this review »

J.L. Engel liked Holly Brown's review of Where the Children Don't Play:

"Where the Children Don't Play will touch and surprise you at each turn of the page in this well-written book by J.L. Engel. I was honored with being one of the first to read the amazingly woven tale from the beginning when it was being crafted to thi" Read more of this review »

J.L. Engel made a comment in the group Nightmares and Dreamscapes — seeking ARC topic

" Hi,

I’m offering ARC copies of my upcoming supernatural thriller Where the Children Don’t Play (441 pages).

"A deputy sheriff must confront the creature ...more "

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by Janelle Schiecke (Goodreads Author)

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Janelle Schiecke, Mistress of the Dark and Disturbed, should be her new title.

Or maybe “Bullseye,” because thus far with every story she’s produced, she doesn’t miss!

Spider is the new tale of terror that she weaves, and it flares up all of the sympto Janelle Schiecke, Mistress of the Dark and Disturbed, should be her new title.

Or maybe “Bullseye,” because thus far with every story she’s produced, she doesn’t miss!

Spider is the new tale of terror that she weaves, and it flares up all of the symptoms of arachnophobia one may have. Janelle brilliantly builds the tension through every chapter, compounding the impending doom of fright and body horror she intends to inflict upon the reader by story’s end.

With the specialty of writing novellas, Janelle – I mean Bullseye, Mistress Markswoman of the Dark and Disturbed (nailed it!) – masterfully pushes the pace, following Jenna through her daily life while she deals with an ailment she can’t quite pin down. These normal activities are sculpted to perfection and flare to build out Jenna’s world all while forcing the reader to allude to the horror soon to come...

But you're wrong.

At one point, a scene literally made my skin crawl and the hair on my neck stood up throughout that chapter. I have no illusions of being soft, but like so many around the globe, I am not a big fan of spiders, and Janelle feeds on this shared apprehension at every turn. The thought of a spider being inside of me brings back childhood memories – similar to what Janelle mentions in the afterword – where I’d wake up and find a spider of some species crawling across the ceiling above my bed. And given that I slept on the top of a bunk bed on the second floor with a slanted ceilinged room, that put any arachnid literally inches from my face. So, this story resonates glaringly when I think back to those highly imaginative times where creativity goes south with youthful wonder, thinking, “Do they crawl inside of me when I’m sleeping?” Urban myth would have you believe they do, and arachnologists debunk such things, but who knows… because you’re sleeping and hopefully no one is watching you while you do that.

Spider is another Schiecke masterpiece that delivers on every creepy crawly level, again exhibiting her immense talent for the genre she loves so much, leaving us wondering about a much larger issue or story for the future I haven’t seen since I read Steve Stark’s incredible debut, A Hot Dose of Hell.

Read with caution, and highly recommended. ...more

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