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In Ward’s clever and unusual debut, the reader is put to work solving a murder, their task propelled by a sassy narrator who insults …
Bryden seems to have the perfect family. She has a loving husband, Sam, and an adorable three-year-old daughter named Clara. One night when he’s …
Hang on to your hat! This latest from Andrea Mara is one twisty terror ride that will have readers glued to the page. The …
On this second visit to The Old Juniper Bookshop in Enigma, Georgia, on a Sunday morning in April, shop owner Madeline and friend Gloria, …
This second novel in the “Sounds Like a Plan” series provides the same high-energy, pedal-to-the-metal narrative as the first book, while keeping the romance …
I possess real expertise in only a few areas. Just two, in fact. One is crime fiction, and the other is public libraries and …