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IR VERDICT: Technology takes meditation to ominous telepathic proportions in Richard Roberts’s debut TUNING IN. The first book in the TUNING IN trilogy, Roberts’s crisp narrative slowly builds tension while concentrating on character development. A...

IR VERDICT: Art, artifact and an ancient curse provide the compelling plot of Marlene M. Bell’s thrilling novel, STOLEN OBSESSION. The unsolved murder of art appraiser, Annalise Drury’s, best friend is the catalyst for a...

IR VERDICT: Though there aren’t many new ideas under the sun, either business- or plot-wise, sales and marketing consultant, author John Wessinger does a good job of informing leaders about the three steps that will...

IR VERDICT: The connection between therapist, Jonas and patient, Victoria in INTENSIVE THERAPY is a compelling look at the doctor/patient relationship, as well as the therapeutic process itself in two separate decades. The depiction by...

Spoiled Jewish college kid Ben Steiner goes off the rails in this lively coming-of-age tale set in 1970s New York.

IR VERDICT: WENDALL'S LULLABY is an intricate mystery with thought-provoking and heartbreaking moral questions, believable government conspiracies, lives both human and cetacean on the line, and a bit of romance. The science is plausible, the...

IR VERDICT: EYE OF THE MOON provides a glimpse into aristocratic family life during the 1970s, while adding drama with a twist of supernatural episodes. This Gothic thriller draws the reader in with its air of...

IR VERDICT: THE FAIRNESS OF BEASTS is a powerful tale of how individuals struggle through deadly forces of history—in this case the Civil War in Virginia, 1862. It focuses on a variety of colorful, strongly...

IR VERDICT: The children’s book, DYNOMIKE: LOVE BUG by Frankie B. Rabbit is a wonderful way to teach young kids how to help friends who are having a bad day or feeling down in the...