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Giving up the Ghost - by Helen Chappell
This is the story of Hollis Ball, a reporter at a local paper in Maryland's Eastern Shore. She covered the crime scene.
Esther Peters
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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Lore by Alexandra Bracken
Every 7 years the Agon takes place. It is a week long event when the 9 core gods of Greek mythology become mortal and are hunted by...
Kat Boyer
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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The C.S.I. Effect - by Katherine Ramsland
Everyone knows the letters C.S.I. but do they really understand what goes on behind the scenes?
Esther Peters
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Edith: The Cat Who Ate an Elm Tree - by Roz Young
When Roz got Edith, her name was Edna. But she didn't think that was a literary name. So she looked in the OXFORD DICTIONARY of English...
Esther Peters
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Shadows - by Kristen Proby
So what do you get when you mix psychic powers with murder? This book right here!
Kim Mallory
Jun 10, 20211 min read
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Southern Reach Trilogy - by Jeff Vandermeer
Rating: A+. I admit these books that make up the trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance) are ones I return to reread...
Rhonda Allen
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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The Specter Bridegroom - By Washington Irving
Baron Von Landshort is getting ready for his daughter to marry. She and her father have never met the Bridegroom.
Esther Peters
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Passage - by Connie Willis
Rating: B Joan Landers is a physician who wants to find out what people who have died and then been resuscitated remember of their...
Rhonda Allen
May 31, 20212 min read
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Prose and Cons - by Amanda Flower
Once again, we visit Cascade Springs N.Y. We'll visit Charming Booker and the Red Inkers.
Esther Peters
May 28, 20212 min read
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Johannes Cabal the Necromancer - by Jonathan L. Howard
This book despite it's title is a hoot. Its the first book in a series that follows Johannes Cabal who had sold his soul to Lucifer but...
Rhonda Allen
May 24, 20211 min read
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Crime and Poetry - by Amanda Flower
Violet Waverly gets a phone call from her Grandma Daisy that she was dying. When Amanda gets there, she finds Grandma Daisy is perfectly...
Esther Peters
May 21, 20212 min read
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The Bright and Breaking Sea by Cloe Neill
Some of you might be familiar with the author if you've ever read any of the Chicagoland Vampire novels. If you have, let me assure you...
Kim Mallory
May 20, 20211 min read
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Frey & Mcgray Mysteries - Series by Oscar De Murie
Rating: B+. A series of novels set in Scotland in the 1800s that follows the criminal investigations by two detectives. One (McCray) is a...
Rhonda Allen
May 17, 20211 min read
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A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeline L'Engle
This is a story of spectacular children with a special abilities, Meg, Charles Wallace and Cal O'Keefe. The meet a trio of witches, Mrs....
Esther Peters
May 14, 20212 min read
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Little Big - by John Crowley
In my opinion on of the most enchanting and readable fantasies I have read. It is in a league of its own.
Rhonda Allen
May 10, 20211 min read
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The Dragon and the George - by Gordon R. Dickson
It all began at 5:30p when Jim arrived at Riveroak to pick up Angie. But she was not there.
Esther Peters
May 7, 20212 min read
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Young Adult Titles Adults Will Enjoy, Too!
For hose who enjoy the Tolkien books and Harry Potter series, let me suggest some children's series that are worth the attention of adult...
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May 4, 20211 min read
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era - by Elizabeth D. Taylor
The story is set in the Reconstruction Period in Washington D.C. Mr. Daniel Murray was an assistant librarian at the Library of Congress....
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May 3, 20211 min read
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Boy in the Box - by Marc Fitch
Rating: C. I would have given a lower score except the book was well written. Intriguing story about 4 friends who 7 years before had...
Rhonda Allen
May 3, 20211 min read
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The Four Winds - by Kristin Hannah
This was a great read and a wonderful piece of historical fiction; one of those books in which you can truly enjoy the story and at the...
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Apr 23, 20211 min read
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