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An entertaining and though-provoking debut novel that introduces the reader to "techno-theological post-American monster vaudeville."

In his new book, veteran mob movie actor Frank Vincent makes an offer no real "Man's Man" can refuse.

Anything any of us can draw comfort from is something to be treasured.

Weird parallels between newly revealed gospel sympathetic to Judas and the Potter series.

I have never understood how the "central theme" of a novel could be grounds for a copyright claim, but the case went ahead nonetheless.

Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, who wrote "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail", argued that he had lifted the "architecture" of their work.

I hope that the winners' books sell, but that the neologism doesn't catch on.

This month's spotlighted writer needs no introduction (but gets a nice one anyway).

Works composed before differ, not necessarily in content or any other inherent quality, but in the light in which I will read them.

Easy scheme, right? Well, except that nothing is ever simple and easy in Westlake/Stark books.