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                                        <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=15\">Dodie Ownes<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-30T01:00:49+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt 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class=\"pcsl-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <a  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/4\/PPower.png\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5515\"\n                                                               title=\"Purchasing Power\"\n                                                               class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                                                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <div class=\"pcsl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcsl-title\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5515\">Purchasing Power<\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcsl-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=7\">Willy Williams<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-30T01:00:48+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt pcsl-pexcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Washington, D.C. lawyer Dilley\u2019s first novel, Nablus Girl, was a spy thriller set in the Middle East. His sophomore effort is a dark political &#8230;<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div class=\"pcsl-item\">\n                                        <div class=\"pcsl-itemin\">\n                                            <div class=\"pcsl-iteminer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <div class=\"pcsl-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <a  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/4\/Dying.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5479\"\n                                                               title=\"The Dying Light\"\n                                                               class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                                                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <div class=\"pcsl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcsl-title\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5479\">The Dying Light<\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcsl-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=1\">Brian Kenney<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-30T01:00:26+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt pcsl-pexcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book of the Week July 30, 2026 As with all of Cleeve\u2019s novels, this one centers on a violent act that summons a whole &#8230;<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div class=\"pcsl-item\">\n                                        <div class=\"pcsl-itemin\">\n                                            <div class=\"pcsl-iteminer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <div class=\"pcsl-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <a  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/4\/Books.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5491\"\n                                                               title=\"The Memory of Borrowed Books\"\n                                                               class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                                                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <div class=\"pcsl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcsl-title\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5491\">The Memory of Borrowed Books<\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcsl-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=4\">Henrietta Thornton<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T01:00:58+00:00\">July 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt pcsl-pexcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book of the Week July 23, 2026 Librarian Claire Ashford is an insomniac, but at least now she has good reason. The rumors are &#8230;<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div class=\"pcsl-item\">\n                                        <div class=\"pcsl-itemin\">\n                                            <div class=\"pcsl-iteminer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <div class=\"pcsl-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <a  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/4\/HAMM.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5467\"\n                                                               title=\"Old Ham\"\n                                                               class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                                                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <div class=\"pcsl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcsl-title\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5467\">Old Ham<\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcsl-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=15\">Dodie Ownes<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T01:00:10+00:00\">July 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt pcsl-pexcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ve met a more unhinged middle-aged, crochets-hats-for-cats, hoarder and emotionally abandoned character than Junie Oldham. Teased mercilessly in school about her &#8230;<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div class=\"pcsl-item\">\n                                        <div class=\"pcsl-itemin\">\n                                            <div class=\"pcsl-iteminer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <div class=\"pcsl-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <a  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/4\/Woode-Below.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5429\"\n                                                               title=\"Buried in the Woods Below\"\n                                                               class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                                                                                        <\/a>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <div class=\"pcsl-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcsl-title\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5429\">Buried in the Woods Below<\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcsl-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date-author author-italic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby                                                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?author=15\">Dodie Ownes<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                                <span class=\"sl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T01:00:54+00:00\">July 16, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                        <div class=\"pcbg-pexcerpt pcsl-pexcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Olivia and Charlotte were thick as thieves when they were young, with Olivia leading the charge and &#8220;CharBar&#8221; following along. Tragically, Olivia falls from &#8230;<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to firstCLUE Get crime fiction reviews months ahead of the books\u2019 publication &#8211; Totally FREESubscribe Who are we? 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