Tag: Books
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Review: McInerney’s The Glorious Heresies is gloriously twisted read
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney is a gloriously twisted novel. Following the lives of four down and out individuals—and the somewhat delusional mother of one of them—the story paints a bleak and dismal portrayal of crime and addiction in Cork, Ireland.
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Review: The Talented Ribkins a bizarre story about an unusually gifted family
Seventy-two-year-old Johnny Ribkins has a unique gift: He can create maps to places he’s never been and remember his way to other locations by simply referring to the “map” in his mind. If the premise sounds a bit unusual, wait until you meet the rest of the family. First-time novelist…
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Review: BBA America comedian Graham Norton’s Holding a ‘cozy’ mystery
At first blush, a debut novel by comedian and BBC late-night host Graham Norton sounds like it would be rife with wry humor and witty antics in the vein of his TV show. But aside from a somewhat quirky lead character, this novel is surprisingly down to earth.
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Review: Diane Capri’s new hero on the hunt in action-packed Blood Trails
Diane Capri may be best known for her spinoff thriller series based on another best-selling writer’s character (you’ve heard of Jack Reacher, right?), but she also authors several series featuring her own excellent cast of characters. The latest, and perhaps best of the bunch, is Michael Flint, who holds the…
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Review: Here and Gone thrills from start to finish
by G. Robert Frazier Imagine escaping from an abusive relationship with your children cross-country only to see them taken from you by someone else. That’s the nerve-racking nightmare confronting Audra Kinney, the lead character in Haylen Beck’s new novel, Here and Gone. Making matters worse, the people who have taken…
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Janelle Brown’s Watch Me Disappear a riveting tale of secrets, suspense
In this age of instant information — where seemingly everything about everyone is readily available with a few clicks of a mouse – it’s surprising how much we really don’t know about the people closest to us.
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Sibling rivalry explodes into violence in The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo
by G. Robert Frazier A long-simmering feud between brothers boils over with the death of one brother at the other’s hand, prompting the wife of the deceased to hunt his killer and seek revenge. If it sounds like the plot of an Old West showdown, you wouldn’t be far off—except…
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Review: Wiseguys run rampant in Murder at Venegoni’s
Alright, youse guys, listen up. There’s this book about mobsters, see… Murder at Venegoni’s. Written by some wiseguy screenwriter by the name of Christopher M. Rutledge. It’s like The Godfather–only without all that ruminatin’ that characters do. If that’s the kind of read you’re looking for, fuhgeddaboutit! Rutledge ain’t got…
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Heart-pounding suspense for summer
by G. Robert Frazier If you’re seeking edge-of-your seat thrills and psychological suspense to keep you turning pages long into the humid summer nights, then look no further. From exotic locales like the Greek islands to the seamy underbelly of New York City, these books have the right ingredients for…
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Review: South California Purples a gritty, 1970’s-era Western crime thriller
by G. Robert Frazier Ty Dawson just can’t catch a break. After serving as a military police officer, Dawson wants nothing more than to live out his life in peace and quiet. But in the turbulent 1970s—as America’s last soldiers return home from Vietnam amid protests and political upheaval—even the…
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