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You know when you’re reading something and hope there will be more of this and then realize IT’S A SERIES! That was my thrilled …
Book of the Week August 6, 2026 Canadian author Jagernauth’s noir debut is tense, smoky and full of ’50s pulp language that entertains as …
They’re a charming bunch, these old geezers. And while it’s easy to dismiss them—with their jokes about their residence, Twilight Lodge, and their ill-operating …
Life is good for travel writer Gabriel Dax—his books are doing well, and he’s enjoying time in London and his country cottage planning his …
Washington, D.C. lawyer Dilley’s first novel, Nablus Girl, was a spy thriller set in the Middle East. His sophomore effort is a dark political …
Book of the Week July 30, 2026 As with all of Cleeve’s novels, this one centers on a violent act that summons a whole …