Literary Fiction

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“a commendable and unique work that never flags and is a worthy addition to the Holocaust genre.”

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Dark elves and rogue warriors battle for the fate of a savage world in an action-packed, high fantasy relaunch of R. A. Salvatore’s Dungeons and Dragons-inspired franchise.

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“MacLaverty’s novel is compelling, and resonant. It is a beautiful, thoughtful, finely detailed portrait of two individuals and their marriage.”

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“Catherine O’Connell has written a detailed and deftly plotted thriller that is as much a romance novel as it is a mystery with several twists”

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A small town. A big secret. A deadly game. A dark, contemporary thriller.

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“The Masterpiece is a beautifully crafted, meticulously researched story.

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The characters in these ten stories are not people you’d want to meet. That is how well Wilson brings them to life. You’d probably not even want them in the neighborhood.

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“The collection’s prevailing tone may be that of quiet melancholy, but it is suffused with joy.” 

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“Persuasive and meticulously researched, Shakespeare and the Resistance is a must read for anyone interested in the study and interpretation of Shakespearian era politics or litera

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“Baby Teeth is a very satisfying read. More psychological thriller than horror, it’s a finely crafted exploration of the breakdown of the family unit . .

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“Bealport is often uproariously and corrosively funny.”

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“For any who love Ludwig von Beethoven’s music, this novel is a must for its biography.  For everyone else, it’s a great mystery story set against a background of actual history.” 

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Tension between the inescapable distance that exists, and must exist, between people, and the driving desire for closeness is what ties together the characters in the accomplished and sensitive nov

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“a terrific YA thriller. . . . Peter Blankman’s blurred perception of what’s happening to him intrigues us from the first page to the very last.”

“A regular noir reader will find much to love here, and a reader who wants some armchair tourism will find a dark and enthralling look at a world few Americans have seen.”

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“tender and heartbreaking, whimsical and moving—all finely crafted.”

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Ah, for the naivete of the sixties and seventies, when Americans were shocked that their own government would publish false statistics, that U.S.

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"Be sure to read this book when you don't have to be someplace or can stay up late. An Unwanted Guest will have readers hooked from page one."

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“Gods of Wood and Stone [is] a very strong novel and powerful critique of contemporary life and culture.”     

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“The Incendiaries marks the genesis of a dazzling career and showcases a writer who pushes herself courageously into the dark.”

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“The personal journeys in this novel move to rhythms both ancient and modern in a brilliant, multilayered portrait of the search for identity and belonging.”

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Cecil Younger works as a criminal defense investigator at the Public Defender Agency in Sitka, Alaska.

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Psychological suspense has a new reigning queen.

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“well-conceived, brilliantly constructed, scary as the nightlights, and thoroughly engrossing.” 

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Andromeda Romano-Lax surprises and delights readers in her new novel, Plum Rains. The book follows the lives of a trio of unusual characters: Angelica, a Filipina nurse, living in Japan on

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