In 'Kowloon Bay' by Ty Hutchinson we catch up to Abby Kane one more time as she continues her work with the FBI. However, on holiday in China in order to help her children understand their background, she is drawn into a mystery that could well be the destruction of the very family she has come to view as her own.
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Book Review: ‘Dead Loudmouth’ by Victoria Houston
The recipe for Houston’s Loon Lake Mystery’s success lies in the author’s tasty seasoning of rural mayhem and murder with a large dollop of fishing lore.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Luck Is Just the Beginning’ by Celeste Leon
The novel is rich with Puerto Rican flavor and historical details, and Leon writes with simplicity yet profound perception about human nature.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Remarrying Right’ By Susan Ortolano
New book, 'Remarrying Right,' helps remarrying couples avoid past mistakes.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Lucidity Project’ by Abbey Campbell Cook
With "The Lucidity Project," Abbey Campbell Cook has created an adventurous and unusual tale of two worlds and a courageous young woman trying to navigate them both.
Read More »Interview: Quentin Harrison, Author of ‘Record Redux: Spice Girls’
'While it's true that they knew how to market themselves and work within the industry machine, creative substance was always there at the surface and beyond.'
Read More »Book Review: ‘She Poured Out Her Heart’ by Jean Thompson
National Book Award finalist Jean Thompson presents her new novel 'She Poured Out Her Heart,' a story that tests the meaning of love, friendship, and betrayal.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig’
Pushkin Press has released a welcome new collection of the great Austrian writer's novellas, with their recurring themes of a young man's coming of age and the price of adultery.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Just Fall’ by Nina Sadowsky
Nina Sadowsky’s 'Just Fall' is a sensual thriller; a fast paced story filled with love, lust, deception and murder.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Desperate Detroit and Stories of Other Dire Places’ by Loren D. Estleman
Read Estleman and expect twist after twist, O Henry-like surprise ending after O Henry-like surprise ending.
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