Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Helm-Midnight-Five-Penalties/dp/1250757053"></a>This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome <a href="https://lostetter.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marina Lostetter</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Helm-Midnight-Five-Penalties/dp/1250757053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE HELM OF MIDIGHT</a>!<br> About <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Helm-Midnight-Five-Penalties/dp/1250757053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE HELM OF MIDIGHT</a>: In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power?the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city.<br> Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these murders are different from before, not simply random but the work of a deliberate mind probing for answers to a sinister question.<br> It is up to Krona Hirvath and her fellow Regulators to enter the mind of madness to stop this insatiable killer while facing the terrible truths left in his wake.<br> About <a href="//lostetter.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marina Lostetter</a>: The open skies and dense forests of the Pacific Northwest are ideal for growing speculative fiction authors–or, at least, Marina would like to think so. Originally from Oregon, she now resides in Arkansas with her spouse, Alex. In her spare time she enjoys globetrotting, board games, and all things art-related. Her original short fiction has appeared in venues such as Lightspeed, Uncanny, and Shimmer Magazine. Her debut novel, NOUMENON, and its sequels, NOUMENON INFINITY and NOUMENON ULTRA, are available from Harper Voyager. Her first fantasy novel, THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT, is forthcoming from Tor. In addition, she has written tie-in materials for Star Citizen and the Aliens franchise. She is represented by DongWon Song of the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, and she tweets as @MarinaLostetter.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Marina: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mysterium – Board Game</a><br> * Tracy: <a href="https://www.atlas-games.com/gloom/">Gloom – Card Game</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinaLostetter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marina Lostetter on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tracy Townsend on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2021 Patrick Hester<br>
