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by Jeff Ayers

Book of the Week What does a dating millennial couple do to add adventure to their lives? Take a class on becoming a private …

by Brian Kenney

As hilarious as it is horrifying, this crime novel is frankly like no other. Separated from his wife—and with visits to his pre-school daughter …

by Brian Kenney

This fifth installment in the Taipei Night Market series is a heartfelt crime novel that reaches deep into the lives of a rich collection …

by Danise Hoover

Library budgets are always under threat, but coastal Connecticut’s Briar Creek Library is under major assault from a new cost-cutting member of the town …

by Henrietta Thornton

Tavish Advani has found an idyllic new life. He’s newly arrived in New Zealand, having eagerly left Los Angeles to live with the love …

by Willy Williams

Ali Azeem is a successful Mumbai wedding photographer, but, to his worried Ma, his life will only begin when he marries the right Ismaili …