Category: FICTION

September 28, 2017

In the Woods by Tana French *** (of 4)

An Irish murder squad is called upon to investigate the cult-like death of a child in the village of Knocknaree. Bob Ryan and Cassie Maddox...

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September 7, 2017

The Golem and the Jinni *** (of 4) by Helene Wecker

In the year 1899, in New York City, a golem and a jinni chance upon one another. A golem is a a mythical Jewish monster...

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August 17, 2017

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead **** (of 4)

Before Colson Whitehead ever gets to the story of Cora’s attempted escape from enslavement, he sets the stage in Africa. Cora’s grandmother and mother are...

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July 28, 2017

News of the World by Paulette Jiles **** (of 4)

The year is 1870. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, veteran of three wars, now age 72, is more or less handed a ten-year-old girl to return...

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July 17, 2017

Nemesis by Lindsay Davis *** (of 4)

The twentieth book in the series on detective Marcus Didius Falco, this one in Rome and Latium in the year 77 AD. In this mystery,...

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May 16, 2017

10 LB. Penalty by Dick Francis ** (of 4)

A young British jockey is pulled from his mount by his excessively wealthy father. His new job is to assist as his father runs for...

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March 31, 2017

Regeneration by Pat Barker **** (of 4)

Most of the action takes place away from the European trenches of World War I. Instead, Dr. Rivers uses the new field of psychoanalysis to...

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March 7, 2017

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman **** (of 4)

Ove awakens at the same hour every morning and sees no reason to change any part of his routine that begins with close inspection of...

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February 16, 2017

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley ** (of 4)

In late Victorian England, a telegraphist discovers a watch in his flat. The watch is exquisitely expensive but does not open to tell the time...

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December 27, 2016

The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz Smith *** (of 4)

In the closing days of WWII, as the Allies are conquering northward up the Italian peninsula, the Germans are beginning to retreat, and their Italian...

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