Category: FICTION

February 3, 2026

The Blood Spilt by Asa Larsson ** (of 4)

Second in the Swedish noir series featuring once-upon-a-time lawyer, Rebecca Martinsson. If proof were needed that even in midsummer, when the sun shines unceasingly, that...

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December 28, 2025

Firefly by Henry Porter *** (of 4)

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In the mid 2000-teens, migrants from the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa risked their health, security, and livelihoods in hopes of finding better lives...

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December 15, 2025

How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dale *** (of 4)

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A parody, satire, stand-up comedy, history lesson, and vital social commentary in one book. The protagonist Anders, is a white teen during the Civil War...

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December 4, 2025

So Far Gone by Jess Walter **** (of 4)

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Rhys Kinnick, a cantankerous, retired, environmental journalist, fed up with the world, and especially his son-in-law, leaves society behind to live off the grid in...

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October 30, 2025

Sun Storm by Asa Larsson *** (of 4)

A pastor is ritualistically murdered inside his church in Sweden. Not just Sweden, but under the writing rules of Scandinavian noir, the murder is committed...

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October 16, 2025

Night Heron by Adam Brookes ** (of 4)

This spy drama set in China received excellent reviews when it came out in 2014. A Chinese spy for British intelligence called Peanut breaks free...

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October 11, 2025

Tru Biz by Sara Novic **** (of 4)

The scene is River Valley School for the Deaf just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Charlie, a teenager with crappy cochlear implants and parents who prevented her...

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