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HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL – Dennard Dayle
Anders is a teenage idealist who enlists to fight for the North in the war between the States. Somewhere, at the heart of it all, there’s a Purpose for it all. A reason people want him to die for it. Right? His enlistment gets him a prime spot as a Union flag twirler – a Continue reading
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IF LOOKS COULD KILL – Julie Berry
It is 1888 and the world is on edge with reports of the brutal murders in the Whitechapel area of London and the still-at-large killer who’s given the name Jack the Ripper. And for the man known as ‘Jack’ it isn’t safe to spend too much time in London. He’s already been pulled in for Continue reading
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INTERGALACTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT, LLC – Ash Bishop
Russ Wesley has taken a new job with Intergalactic Waste Management, LLC. It looks like it will be a totally mindless, cushy job clearing space debris while riding around in a state-of-the-art salvage processing ship. And if that wasn’t sweet enough, he’s working with Nina Hosseinzadeh again – a friend whose company he enjoys and Continue reading
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KILL CREATURES – Rory Power
Nan’s three best friends, all of the students at the local school, have gone missing at one of the popular watering holes. It’s been a year and something’s been nagging at Nan, a little voice in her head telling her that someone knows something. And then one of the missing girls walks out of Saltcedar Continue reading
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S SWEENEY TODD: BEHIND THE BLOODY MUSICAL MASTERPIECE – Rick Pender
Back in 1980, as I was finishing my freshman year of college, I changed my college major to Theatre Arts. I note this because the biggest topic of discussion among my peers at this time was the very unusual, dark musical that had very recently opened on Broadway, called Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Continue reading
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GET SHORTY – Elmore Leonard
Chili Palmer is a Miami-based, mob-connected loan shark. He’s getting a little tired of the Florida scene and so, after chasing a deadbeat who’s trying to avoid paying his dues, all the way out to Hollywood, Chili finds that the Hollywood lifestyle suits him just fine and he might as well stay. Chili is a Continue reading
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CHAPELWOOD – Cherie Priest
Lizbeth (Lizzie) Borden is working with Boston investigator Simon Wolf to combat certain dark entities. When a friend of Simon’s is killed in Birmingham, Alabama the pair head south. There appears to be more at work than just an angry murderer. With no obvious motive, something more sinister may be behind the killing spree. There Continue reading
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THE CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER – Ragnar Jónasson
Elín S. Jónsdóttir is a bestselling, popular crime fiction author. When no one hears from her for days she is reported missing and Detective Helgi Reykdal is assigned to the case. But Helgi is in for more than he bargained for as his investigation introduces him to a number of people who knew the reclusive woman. Continue reading
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BUG WARS – graphic novel
**Right out of the gate I want to make one thing clear… I was approved for a “Preview Copy” ARC of Bug Wars. Apparently a “Preview Copy” is not a complete copy of the book but a sample of the book. In this case, it appears to be issue #1 of the Bug Wars comic book and the Continue reading
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BEST OF ALL WORLDS – Kenneth Oppel
Teenager Xavier Oaks is reticent to spend a weekend with his father and his father’s pregnant girlfriend. It means leaving behind his mother, younger brother, and all his friends. Still, it’s a family obligation and it’s only for a week. One morning, however, when they wake up, they are nowhere where they’re supposed to be. Continue reading
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THE GLASS SLIDE WORLD – Carrie Vaughn
Carrie Vaughn is an author whose work I really enjoy. It’s taken me awhile to catch on to this – one of the downsides to reading so many books each year is that when an author only publishes once a year, it takes me some time to realize the consistency of their work. Fortunately I Continue reading
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TOXIC TIDES – Riley Miller & Grace Hamilton
Emily and Sam are scientists, currently in the wilderness, with guide Bash leading them through remote areas that they want to study. They encounter eighteen year old Hazel and her younger brother, Caleb, who don’t seem at all prepared for walking in the remote woodlands. At about the same time that they meet the young Continue reading
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