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Book of the Week August 27, 2026 It’s a chill November afternoon in 1932, the day before the ninth annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. …
Muñoz continues his holiday horror spree (after Turkey Day and others) with this grisly sorority-house-Christmas set tale that’s based on the 1974 film of …
Leslie Meier’s Lucy Stone Mysteries continue to delight and entertain. Lucy, a crack reporter for the Tinker’s Cove newspaper, The Courier, always gets into …
With their career rivalries and past sexual activity, Mark and Holly are a disgruntled team of investigators from the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation …
The Second World War is grinding on, and it’s hard for anyone in Britain to be particularly cheerful this Christmas. Anthony and Elva Pratt …
Ella Chambers is barely scraping by, taking on odd jobs just to pay the rent. A few nights before Christmas, she attends a party …