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Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

April 22, 2019

miracle creek

The Yoo family—Pak, Young, and their daughter Mary, have pinned all their American hopes and all their money on their new business. It’s a hyperbaric chamber that is supposed to help cure or improve ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, family, mystery, Sarah Crichton, social issues

The Better Sister by Alafair Burke

April 18, 2019

better sister

Chloe Taylor is on top of her game. She is the editor of a small but prestigious women’s magazine, has just been honored in the field of journalism, and lives the glamorous life in NYC with her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: family, Harper, mystery, New York City, thriller

The Other Americans: A Novel

April 3, 2019

other americans

Late one evening, Driss, an older man, is hit and killed in a dark intersection near his restaurant in a small town in California. His death is at the center of Laila Lalami’s new novel, The Other ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, mystery, Pantheon, social issues

Thrilling Reading: Mini-Reviews

March 21, 2019

thrilling

Sometimes the mood strikes for thrilling reading. It’s not a genre I look to often, but in the beginning of the year it felt like the only kind of reading that satisfied me. Maybe because if it’s done ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: mini-reviews, Mulholland Books, mystery, St. Martin's Press, suspense, thriller, women

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

February 25, 2019

evelyn hardcastle

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is the most delightful mashup of the game Clue (Mrs. Drudge in the kitchen, Lord Ravencourt in the library, anyone?), the movie Groundhog Day, and the book Life ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, debut, mystery, Sourcebooks, suspense

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