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No More Lies, an Ingeniously Crafted Mystery by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: An absorbing and ingeniously crafted mystery that will hold readers captive until the very last chapter. Austin Police Department detective Jason Scarsdale traveled to Washington D.C. for an in-person job interview with the U.S. Marshals. Or at least that’s what his wife, Dani Mueller, believes. But when Jason fails to return to their hotel, and Dani reports him missing, she’s told that everything […]

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Never Say a Word, a Shiver-Inducing Rescue Thriller by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: An ingenious, shiver-inducing rescue thriller about a wealthy predator who can afford to finance his sickest fantasy. Highly recommended.  As Alan Brenham’s rescue thriller opens in Rome, we meet Franco Lazzari (an alias for Dante Scordato), a wealthy widower who is obsessed with beautiful American foreign service officer Claire Deveraux. We soon learn that Lazzari’s chilling plan for Claire involves a creepy

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Once Upon a Crime, an Absolute Nail Biter by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: The hunt for a serial killer becomes personal in this absolute nail biter. Michael Connelly fans may find a new favorite in Alan Brenham.  In Alan Brenham’s Once Upon a Crime, Detective Madison Chase hunts a serial killer named PG who seems to prey on child sex offenders. As a series of child predators turn up dead, PG also turns out to be an amateur poet, taunting Chase with sinister and highly memorable rhyming

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The Desiderata Stone, an Unputdownable Historical Thriller by Nick Aaron

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The Bottom Line: An unputdownable historical thriller that gloriously tethers ancient Rome to the 1960s. In the sixth installment in Nick Aaron’s wildly popular Blind Sleuth Mysteries series, set in 1964, 41-year-old intern Daisy Hayes travels to Rome. There, upon invitation from doting Father Boudry, she has the opportunity to study sculptures by touch at the Vatican Museums. It’s a rare treat – as Daisy

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Black Wing Sky

Black Wing Sky, an Epic Fantasy Thriller by Kaylin McFarren

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The Bottom Line: War between heaven and hell has never been this sexy. Sara J. Mass fans may find a new favorite author in Kaylin McFerren. The pacey fourth entry in Kaylin McFarren’s award-winning Gehenna series begins as Lucifer and his Council of Seven are about to enjoy a meal featuring a deliciously wicked ingredient: virgin’s blood. But before they can dig into this forbidden

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When I Killed You, a Magical Blend of Mystery and Physics by Liam Fialkov

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The Bottom Line: Fialkov’s best book yet is a truly magical blend of mystery and physics with two shocking twists.  Told from alternating points of view, When I Killed You is a captivating mystery about Helen Avery’s obsession with her daughter Alice’s disappearance 30 years earlier. In early chapters, we learn about a haunting childhood visit to a fortune teller, about her resentment toward her ex-husband –

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Justifiable Deceit, a Highly Recommended Conspiracy Thriller by Mikael Carlson

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The Bottom Line: A chilling conspiracy thriller that dares to explore some of society’s most divisive moral questions. Highly recommended.   Told from alternating points of view, Justifiable Deceit begins as teenager Tierra Campos describes a deadly school shooting in which his own demise seems inevitable. A decade later, Campos is a journalist who has just landed her first big interview. Her subject? Ethan Harrington, a fellow school shooting

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Naked Came the Detective, a Dazzling Debut Murder Mystery by Glendall C. Jackson III

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The Bottom Line: A dazzling debut that will leave fans eagerly anticipating the return of Jackson’s cunning heroine. In Naked Came the Detective, an escort-turned-amateur sleuth investigates the stabbing of a client named “Ben” (she uses fictitious names to protect her clients). The police’s theory is that Ben, an overextended real estate tycoon, surprised a mugger in an alley near his office, resulting in his murder.

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Breakage, an Instant Classic by David-Michael Harding

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The Bottom Line: Breakage reads like an instant classic, delivering the crackling mobster bravado of Goodfellas with the emotional heft of A Beautiful Mind.  Donnie Chariot, the unparalleled genius of horse racing handicapping, dominates the betting lines nationwide. Known as “The Book,” his uncanny ability to decipher data – including past performances, weight, weather, track, bloodlines, jockey and much more – has earned him immense

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D for Daisy, a Remarkable World War II Mystery by Nick Aaron

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The Bottom Line: A highly engaging World War II mystery with a remarkable amateur sleuth at the helm.  Set during World War II, D for Daisy begins as the eponymously named British bomber returns to base. The landing is a harrowing one, as the plane’s pilot, Ralph Prendergast, is dead on arrival. It’s up to the flight engineer to take the controls while the rest of the crew hangs on

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