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Book Review: ‘The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind The Myth of The Scandinavian Utopia’ by Michael Booth
Booth’s writing style is effectively journalistic spiced with irony.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Cookie’s Case,’ A Tug Wyler Mystery by Andy Siegel
A fun and slightly bizarre mystery and medical drama
Read More »Book Review: Matt Sumell Debuts With ‘Making Nice’ – A Novel In Stories
Readers willing to meet Sumell half way will find the trip worth their while.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Huckster: My Life as an Ad Man’ by Ron Elgin
Despite the often self-deprecating humor in these pages, I really appreciated the honesty Ron shows about his business, the mistakes he made, what he learned, and the overall sense of goodwill about work and life that he presents. Anyone in business will be able to appreciate the stories and lessons.
Read More »Book Review: Tina Whittle’s Tai Randolph Returns in ‘Deeper Than The Grave’
Tai Randolph is back to deal not only with a modern murder but one going back to the Civil War.
Read More »Interview: Alinka Rutkowska, Author of ‘Cinderella’s Secret Slipper’
"Writing for children is both an art and a science."
Read More »Book Review: ‘Coit Tower,’ An Abby Kaine Thriller by Ty Hutchinson
Abby Kane, FBI agent, has now found that she is the final scene of a murder, and must put an end to the madness before she and her family perish.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Spring Tide,’ A Swedish Crime Thriller by Cilla & Rolf Borjlind
A smart and twisty Swedish police procedural introduces us to a fresh detecting duo.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Nanovision,’ A Technological Thriller by Paul T. Harry
A devastating murder and betrayal leaves one person dead and a young teen without both his father and vision.
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