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Book of the Week March 5, 2026 It is 1928 when we meet highly respected pathologist Dr Jack Cuthbert. In a deft combination of …
A combination of nostalgia, free time, and the same girl-power attitude that saw them the target of an FBI investigation 50 years ago just …
“It’s a life.” This is a phrase that 43-year-old Gerry Sass, a mob hitman who masquerades as a successful radio station owner in Mystic, …
January Holte works for an intelligence agency nicknamed the Annex. An op in Paris crashes and burns, and she’s deemed responsible. Now back home …
Working security at an LA stripper club should be an easy gig for Juno Hardwick after time as a marine in Afghanistan when her …
Book of the Week February 26, 2026 Brilliant. Groundbreaking. Emotionally intense. These adjectives, and more, just begin to touch on Gigl’s latest novel, which …