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The Pinebox Vendetta
"The Pinebox Vendetta" is a genre-bending thriller about the world’s worst kind of people. Jeff Bond’s "The Pinebox Vendetta" is a political thriller about a reignited family feud, a cold case murder, and the American elite. The two...
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The Growth and Collapse of One American Nation
"The Growth and Collapse of One American Nation" adds a convincing perspective to the ongoing conversation about American identity and the nation’s future. Donald J. Fraser’s strong, research-centered history "The Growth and Collapse...
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The Black Suitcase Mystery
"The Black Suitcase Mystery" looks back on a loving project that put couples, children, and combat veterans into conversation with one another. Gail Elliott Downs’s surprising education memoir "The Black Suitcase Mystery" recalls how...
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Payback
Ronald S. Barak’s latest Brooks/Lotello thriller, "Payback", is a whodunit that takes place at the Thriller Jubilee, a mystery writers’ conference on a Spanish island. Cyrus Brooks, a retired federal court judge, and Frank Lotello, a...
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The New York Sour
New York City breathes through the gritty pages of this contemporary crime novel. In Marvin Koyo’s contemporary crime novel "The New York Sour", a family is forced to confront its demons. This New York sequel focuses on the wide Bracho...
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Patrick J. Lucey
A wonderful portrait of a beloved politician, "Patrick J. Lucey" is an essential addition to the history of Wisconsin politics. Dennis L. Dresang’s expansive biography "Patrick J. Lucey" suggests the national importance of an otherwise...
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Missions
"Missions" is a political thriller featuring a bleak fight against mass terrorism and violence. In Marc McGuire’s thriller "Missions", a computer geek wages a lonely fight against injustice, bureaucratic corruption, and religious...
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Origin of the Follower and His New Actions
"Origin of the Follower and His New Actions" is a bombastic character study of a drug-busting superhero. Axel Tressler is the Follower in John Durbin Husher’s "Origin of the Follower and His New Actions", and he destroys several...