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                                         <\/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=5813\">Persephone<\/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=6\">Jeff Ayers<\/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=\"2026-10-15T01:00:25+00:00\">October 15, 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>A voyage to Mars becomes a descent into paranoia and possible madness in this science-fiction thriller. Daniel Richland never wanted to be an astronaut, but his wife, Sarah, commanded an earlier mission to colonize the Red Planet, and now he is flying with five others to deliver supplies and reunite with her. As chief medical officer, he guides the crew through a deadly solar flare. Then he glimpses something outside the window that shakes his grip on reality: a twin &#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\/Human.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5817\"\n                                                               title=\"Nothing Human Left\"\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=5817\">Nothing Human Left<\/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=\"2026-10-08T01:00:50+00:00\">October 8, 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 October 8, 2026 Gracie is constantly under her mother&#8217;s surveillance. If it weren&#8217;t for her cousin Desi and her brother Kit, she would have no friends\u2014or protection\u2014at school, where most consider Grace and Marge weirdos. But Marge is sure that there are enemies out there, whom she calls People Faces, waiting to hurt them. Moving through dual timelines, readers meet grown up Gracie, now a social worker with friends and a job she enjoys, trying hard &#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\/Med.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5821\"\n                                                               title=\"Dead Med\"\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=5821\">Dead Med<\/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=\"2026-10-08T01:00:33+00:00\">October 8, 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>DeWitt Medical School has a drug problem. In recent years, students have overdosed, a history that students are very aware of. This year\u2019s newbies just know they\u2019d never do drugs, even to cope with the ultra-high pressure anatomy class that\u2019s the center of their first-year fears. Heather is the first we spend time with. She\u2019s trying so hard in the class but can\u2019t seem to succeed. She sees her roommate hanging out and having a good time; surely she can\u2019t &#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\/River-1.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5763\"\n                                                               title=\"The River Runs Black\"\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=5763\">The River Runs Black<\/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=6\">Jeff Ayers<\/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=\"2026-09-24T01:00:11+00:00\">September 24, 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>New York&#8217;s North Country is under siege from a drug crisis and a missing girl in Wegert&#8217;s gripping follow-up to In the Bones. You don&#8217;t need to have read the first book to get pulled straight into this mystery and its relentless, lights-on suspense. Police officer Tim Wellington has his hands full. A young man&#8217;s fatal overdose triggers a raid that nets a major drug seizure, but when lab results reveal that the seized drugs don&#8217;t match what killed him, &#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\/Next.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5703\"\n                                                               title=\"Darling, You&#8217;re Next\"\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=5703\">Darling, You&#8217;re Next<\/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=\"2026-09-10T01:00:32+00:00\">September 10, 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>Maren and Topher find each other in a total meet-cute: she stumbles and twists her ankle while jogging, and a handsome kind man comes to her rescue. The attraction is unmistakable, but they part ways with just a smile. When they find each other in the same grief-counseling session the next day, it seems like kismet\u2014Topher is mourning the loss of his fianc\u00e9e, Abby, and Maren&#8217;s father has recently passed\u2014and the relationship takes off. Quickly. Can Topher actually be this &#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\/Sug.jpeg\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=5681\"\n                                                               title=\"Heavy Sugar\"\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=5681\">Heavy Sugar<\/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=\"2026-09-03T01:00:54+00:00\">September 3, 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>Hey Hollywood, scoop this one up now! The book takes place over one day, the day before Thanksgiving 1991. We meet Georgie Quinlan and his cousin Scags, one short of Three Stooges, about to up their petty-criminal game. The plan is to break into Maggie&#8217;s Turnstile, a bar where they are both regulars, find the hidden stash of cash, and get out. Things don&#8217;t go as planned, but Georgie manages to snag the dying owner&#8217;s prized baseball signed by Joe &#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<div class=\"penci-loader-effect penci-loading-animation-9\"> <div class=\"penci-loading-circle\"> <div class=\"penci-loading-circle1 penci-loading-circle-inner\"><\/div> <div class=\"penci-loading-circle2 penci-loading-circle-inner\"><\/div> <div class=\"penci-loading-circle3 penci-loading-circle-inner\"><\/div> <div 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