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September 30, 2025

Pronto by Elmore Leonard *** (of 4)

Harry Arno is a Miami bookie nearing retirement after a happily long illegal career as a bookie until he is framed by the Justice Department...

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September 30, 2025

King of Ashes by S.A. Crosby (*** of 4)

In the broken downtown of Jefferson Run Virginia the dark alleyways and vacant storefronts of downtown are overrun by gangs, addicts, prostitutes, and drunks. The...

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September 30, 2025

Exit by Belinda Bauer (** of 4)

Felix Pink, an aging widower, fills his time by assisting dying patients with their planned suicides, sticking just barely to the right side of British...

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August 20, 2025

Melting Pot by Rachel Cockerell *** (of 4)

Really three distinct books in one cover. Each book covers the biographies of relatives of the author. The first, and longest of the three, describes...

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August 20, 2025

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong ** (of 4)

Ed Yong has an innate ability to take exceptionally interesting topics and drill into them so deeply and with such enthusiasm and lack of direction...

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August 20, 2025

Malice by Keigo Higashino *** (of 4)

Keigo Higashino is Japan's most decorated mystery writer, and this book, Malice, the first in a series, catapulted him to fame. Unlike nearly any other...

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July 30, 2025

Two Unique Sourdough Bakes

I do not believe in growing summer squash or zucchini. Too many people insist that you take theirs. So when several unasked for squashes were...

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July 30, 2025

The Slip by Lucas Schaefer **** (of 4)

Nathaniel Rothstein, a high schooler in Newton, Massachusetts, beats up a student even dorkier than himself. His mother, beside herself, ships him off for the...

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July 30, 2025

Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes *** (of 4)

Istanbul, the city, sits at the junction of Europe and Asia, literally and metaphorically. Istanbul, the book, moved my perception of history eastward, away from...

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