Recent Reviews

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Successful thrillers and adventure stories meet these criteria:

• tight, lean prose

• fast-moving plot

• a dangerous situation with high stakes

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Now more than ever the nation needs an alien it can respect. Not the cute ET-type of alien, either. This one should be wearing cargo pants, smoking a cigarette, and cooking hot dogs on a BBQ.

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“The first day I ever gave a shit about soccer was September 4, 1979—the day that Mr. McMann showed up at Powell Park High.

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“1967 was a vintage year in the history of muses, those extraordinary creatures endowed with an irresistible and mysterious je ne sais quoi that kindles the imagination and inspiration of

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“Montclair does a good job of keeping the reader on his or her toes until the very end."

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“The Hollow Ones is definitely recommended reading for everyone with a taste for occult detective fiction . . .”

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They Didn’t See Us Coming is a working guide on how to create social change.”

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“Mums and Mayhem is light reading as mysteries go and lacks vibrancy in the romantic strand so typical of this subgenre of ‘cozy’ mysteries, but it embraces a char

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Chasing Chopin is well worth reading. It is instructive, engaging, and sincere.”

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“This is a perfect mystery for summer beach reading—or for motivating yourself to plan a Key West vacation—as long as you can stay clear of the business end of a chef’s knife or heavy-duty

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Booked for Death is a solid addition to a popular cozy category . . .”

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“Kosa blends secrets, lies, revenge, and deceit into a complex stunner of a book.”

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