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4.5 / 5.0
Humorous and thrilling in turn, THE BLUEGRASS DEVILS OF DETROIT by Chuck Snearly is a high-stakes mystery thriller with a likable everyman protagonist and local...
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4.5 / 5.0
Daryl Kulak’s THE BULGARIAN BARTENDER is more than a mystery novel. It’s a fast-paced, sharply written debut that blends humor, danger, and friendship into an...
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Rating:
4.9 / 5.0
A.I. Fabler's THE ANTIGEN is a complex, well-told thriller that injects characters of integrity into its otherwise deeply cynical tale of international corruption.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Dorian Box's THE GIRL GOES HOME (Emily Calby Book 4) strikes the perfect balance between dark humor, vigorous and suspenseful action, heartwarming found family, and...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Rendering a colorful world in noir black-and-white, Jim Rowson’s THE AVATAR MURDERS successfully blends the grim charm of its genre with near-future science fiction.
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3.5 / 5.0
TANGLES by Kay Smith-Blum is an emotionally resonant mystery combined with a compelling conspiracy story.
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3.5 / 5.0
Roy Chaney's SEVEN TIMES DEAD is a lively, energetic action/adventure novel with a dizzying array of twists, turns, and characters.
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Dennis Clay Smith's raucous, overstuffed debut novel SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY offers a gumbo of small-town melodrama and twisty crime thriller sure to satisfy readers with...
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Tess Raynes's psychological thriller GONE MIA—DEADLY DECEPTION grabs readers by the throat and doesn’t let go until the closing pages.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Relatable characters and a well-built story keep Marlene M. Bell's enjoyable A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT moving along at a page-turning clip.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Briskly plotted and charming, S.A. Reeves’s THE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES: A BITTER PILL is a delight by and for murder mystery aficionados.
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0
Mary Romasanta's THE ETERNAL SECRET is a fast-paced, compelling story involving a scientific study of near-death experiences.