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MURDER BY DEGREES by Ritu Mukerji: Book ReviewIt’s 1875, 25 years after the founding of the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, but there is still a great deal of opposition...
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BODIES TO DIE FOR by Lori Brand: Book ReviewInfluencers are everywhere, promoting everything. Gemma Jorgenson is the face and body behind @GymmaGemma, with almost half a million followers...
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THE HUNTER by Tana French: Book ReviewJohnny Reddy has been gone for four years, and not many people have missed him. A good-looking charmer from childhood, he was always looking...
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IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME by Alex Finlay: Book ReviewA familiar scene–high school seniors Ryan and Ali are sitting in a car in a secluded spot. Then, out of nowhere, one of the doors opens,...
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THE FINAL CURTAIN by Keigo Higashino: Book ReviewThe Final Curtain is the last mystery featuring Tokyo police detective Kyoichiro Kaga. Thus, it’s totally appropriate that this novel...
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THE SPY COAST by Tess Gerritsen: Book ReviewPurity, Maine, is the small town that former CIA agent Maggie Bird has moved to, consciously because she has several friends there, and perhaps...
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HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER? by Nicci French: Book ReviewIt’s a joy to read this book. Usually I don’t think mysteries need to be over 400 pages, and this one tips the scale at 530…but...
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NOTHING BUT THE BONES by Brian Panowich: Book ReviewYou might think that describing a crime novel with words like “beautiful” and “compassionate” is a bit of a stretch. But...
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THE MURDER OF MR. MA by John Shen Yen Nee and S. J. Rozan: Book ReviewThe Murder of Mr. Ma is an enchanting, magical trip (in more ways than one) that takes readers to London in 1924, as seen through the eyes of a...
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RESURRECTION WALK by Michael Connelly: Book ReviewWhen you are in the hands of a master, you know it immediately. From the opening pages of Resurrection Walk , the reader is drawn into the...
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A FONDNESS FOR TRUTH by Kim Hays: Book ReviewWhen Andi Eberhart is killed, at first it seems like a tragic accident. She was heading home late at night on her bicycle, without a helmet, on...
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IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW by Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles: Book ReviewIn 1908 when In Sunshine or In Shadow takes place, the Catskill Mountains aren’t the entertainment mecca that they were to become two or...
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THE MAYORS OF NEW YORK by S. J. Rozan: Book ReviewWhen the only son of the mayor of New York City goes missing, one would expect there would be a major search for him, using radio, television,...
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LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED by Jeff Hoffmann: Book ReviewI’ve written frequently about secrets, how they can be dangerous and deadly for one to keep. Now multiply one by four, and you have the...
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LEAVE NO TRACE by A. J. Landau: Book ReviewNothing could have been more ordinary in the minutes before the explosion. A fifteen-year-old boy is trying to get his father’s attention...
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DEATH UNDER A LITTLE SKY by Stig Abell: Book ReviewJake Jackson, a London police detective, is about to experience a life change. Just at the time his marriage is dissolving, he receives news of...
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THE PRICE YOU PAY by Nick Petrie: Book ReviewPeter Ash and and his friend Lewis go back a long way, and they have the kind of bond that is unbreakable. Each man would do anything for the...
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THE BELL IN THE FOG by Lev AC Rosen: Book ReviewSan Francisco in 1952 is perhaps the safest place in the country to live if you are gay, but that’s not saying much. There continues to...
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LAST SEEN IN HAVANA by Teresa Dovalpage: Book ReviewVisiting one’s childhood home often proves to be a challenging experience, especially if you have been living in the United States for...
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THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger: Book ReviewIt’s 1958, and memories are long in Black Earth County, Minnesota. It is barely a generation since World War II, and the town of Jewel is...
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PAST LYING by Val McDermid: Book ReviewIt’s April, 2020 in Edinburgh, and the COVID era is just beginning. So little is known about it–how long the lockdown will last,...
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DARK RIDE by Lou Berney: Book ReviewCalling Dark Ride a thriller is an understatement. It’s a novel that’s so tense, so taut, that I was finding it difficult to turn...
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THE SWEET GOODBYE by Ron Corbett: Book ReviewI came across Ron Corbett’s name a few weeks ago; until then, I had not heard of this Canadian novelist. I first read Ragged Lake , one...
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AN HONEST MAN by Michael Koryta: Book ReviewSalvation Point Island is a misnomer if ever there was. A small rocky island off the coast of Maine, it once was home to a community of...
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ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby: Book ReviewAll The Sinners Bleed is one of this year’s best mysteries, hands down. The plot is believable, the characters are realistic, and the...
