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Snake in the Grass

by Karen Rigby

A Latina girl sleuths on Capitol Hill to help her congressman friend in Kitty Felde’s entertaining, civic-minded mystery novel "Snake in the Grass". Fina is a California congressman’s daughter who is used to meeting her father’s... Read More

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Blood on the Vine

by Wendy Hinman

In J. T. Falco’s atmospheric thriller "Blood on the Vine", a seamy side of idyllic Napa Valley is unearthed. Lana, a seasoned FBI agent in the San Francisco field office, navigates uncertain motives and personal demons as she... Read More

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Allegro

by Meg Nola

In Ariel Dorfman’s luminous novel "Allegro", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is drawn into a perturbing medical mystery. In 1765, nine-year-old Mozart is thrilled to have his first symphony conducted in London by Maestro Johann Christian Bach.... Read More

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No. 10 Doyers Street

by Anna Karnedy

In Radha Vatsal’s exciting crime novel "No. 10 Doyers Street", a reporter navigates the diverse political climate of New York City. In the early 1900s, Archana—an Indian immigrant married to a white doctor—is swept up in the... Read More

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An Unlikely Prospect

by Ryan Prado

Centering the dizzying misogyny of the postwar era, "An Unlikely Prospect" is a revealing historical novel. Postwar crimes lead a rookie publisher toward truth and justice in Shelley Blanton-Stroud’s novel "An Unlikely Prospect". At... Read More

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Wild Fox Ridge

by Karen Rigby

Fragments from history combine to form an epic collective story in the ghostly novel "Wild Fox Ridge". In Xue Mo’s labyrinthine supernatural novel "Wild Fox Ridge", a man searches for a Silk Road legend, gathering stories as he goes.... Read More

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Justice Rendered

by John M. Murray

A small town reels following a violent murder in the surprising mystery novel "Justice Rendered". In Kit Karson’s gripping thriller "Justice Rendered", a mysterious death throws a small town into disarray; everyone is a potential... Read More

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