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- Books Published August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018
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"13 Days in Ferguson" is a nuanced, honest examination of race, duty, and spirituality. Captain Ronald Johnson was in charge of the police force in Ferguson, Missouri, during the upset following Michael Brown’s murder, the incident... Read More
The trouble with country living: there’s nobody to hear you scream. Lacey McCrae, a former corporal in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, defends a friend from a nighttime stalker in the tense thriller "When the Flood Falls". With... Read More
Don’t Look Now is a fast-moving thriller that mixes hashtags with psychopathic slashers. A modern Jack the Ripper tale, this novel’s contemporary details make it vivid, believable, and extra frightening. When a serial killer takes to... Read More
To say that Death In Shangri-La is a cliffhanger is an understatement. Set in the unforgiving, breathtaking landscape of Kashmir and the Himalayas, this new thriller by travel writer and television host Yigal Zur is an exciting trip to a... Read More
In the South Africa of Reneilwe Malatji’s "Love Interrupted", infidelity runs rampant without consequence, mothers-in-law judge their sons’ wives mercilessly, and women find it hard to attain respect no matter their social or... Read More
"Not a Poster Child" is enlivened by its uniquely compassionate approach to living with a disability. Francine Falk-Allen’s unputdownable memoir, "Not a Poster Child", is as inspiring and entertaining as it is heart-wrenching. The... Read More
The outstanding graphic novel "Illegal" tells the story of Ebo, a young boy from Ghana, and his long, dangerous, and unauthorized effort to immigrate to Europe. The book jumps right into the drama, opening with Ebo and a few others far... Read More
A gang of fierce night dragons spreads darkness every evening with smoke and soot and fire—all of the dragons, except Maud. With her sparkling rainbow scales and brilliant wings, Maud despairs until, with a little help from her loyal... Read More