Review of The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson
Diamonds, Dysfunction, and Family Legacy The fragmented Miller family is far from perfect — they’ve never been able to get their act together. But when the family matriarch dies and…
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Review of The Talented Mr. Varg by Alexander McCall Smith
A Droll Detective and a Lip-Reading Dog Alexander McCall Smith makes the irrelevant relevant in The Talented Mr. Varg (Pantheon), a satirical social commentary on the mundane. Ulf Varg is not your average…
Review of The Warsaw Protocol by Steve Berry
Poland, Precious Relics and the Price of Freedom in “The Warsaw Protocol” In The Warsaw Protocol (Minotaur Books), 15th in the Cotton Malone series, author Steve Berry uses the backdrop of Poland’s battle against Communism…
Memoir – Lost in Ghost Town by Carder Stout PhD.
Addiction trumps privilege in Carder Stout’s vivid memoir Lost in Ghost Town: A Memoir of Addiction, Redemption, and Hope in Unlikely Places (HCI). Written with excruciating truth and visceral fear, desperation and…
Review of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES by Serena Burdick
For 13 years, sisters Luella and Effie Tildon have never left each other’s side. When the unthinkable separates them, can they each survive without the other, and can their mother…
The Joke’s on Hitler in Novel THE VENTRILOQUISTS by E. R. Ramzipoor
Is there anything more intriguing than learning about a little known but magnificent piece of history? In E.R. Ramzipoor’s epic debut novel based on a true story, The Ventriloquists (Park…
A Damaged Druggie, a Dominatrix, and Diverse Manhattan in “The Tower of Songs”
Who doesn’t love an irreverent badass who admits he’s a screw-up? Duck Darley is the most damaged anti-hero you’d never want to meet in a dark corner of New York…
Famine and Forging Ahead in “The Irishman’s Daughter”
Famine and Forging Ahead in “The Irishman’s Daughter”