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Bastard Verdict by James McCrone

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 June, 2023

Thriller author James McCrone must have had his crystal ball turned up high back in 2014 when he wrote the first in his four-part series of political thrillers, Faithless Elector. Now we are up to the fourth novel, Bastard Verdict, and it paints another frightening…

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The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 June, 2023

This captivating debut mystery novel by Jennifer Milder unwraps the title character’s secrets like a succession of nesting boxes. It demonstrates the truth William Faulkner captured when he said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Janus is a middle-aged woman living in…

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The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh

By Vicki Weisfeld

23 May, 2023

The new historical mystery The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh blends murderous deeds with a healthy dose of romance between an unlikely pair of investigators. Set in the Victorian era, Walsh’s novel effectively evokes the sights, smells and sounds of 1870s London, while believably capturing…

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The Man in the Corduroy Suit by James Wolff

By Vicki Weisfeld

18 May, 2023

James Wolff writes a different kind of spy novel. His British intelligence agents are renegades. Jonas Worth and August Drummond, the protagonists of Beside the Syrian Sea and How to Betray Your Country, respectively, both found themselves at odds with their bureaucracies. Wolff’s storytelling skills…

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Clonk! by JP Rieger

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 May, 2023

When eight old friends from high school manage to stay in touch and call on each other’s help over the years for matters great and small, you know a lot of history is there along with innumerable possibilities for comic mayhem. That’s certainly the case…

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Between Two Strangers by Kate White

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 May, 2023

Skyler Moore can’t escape the past in Kate White’s new psychological mystery, Between Two Strangers. The disappearance of her younger sister 12 years earlier, when Skyler was a graduate art student in Boston and her sister an undergraduate, not only haunts her, but her relationship…

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Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill

By Vicki Weisfeld

10 May, 2023

Imagine the full spectrum of crime, mystery and thriller stories. Over on the left you’d slot tidy Miss Marple and the cosies. But hang onto your hat now as we veer way off to the right where, literally at the other end of that spectrum,…

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The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 March, 2023

If you’ve ever travelled to Egypt, The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen will take you back there. At least it had that effect on me. And, if you’ve never been there, when you finish this fast-paced thriller, you may feel as if you’ve made the…

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Bastard Verdict by James McCrone

The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh

The Man in the Corduroy Suit by James Wolff

Clonk! by JP Rieger

Between Two Strangers by Kate White

Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill

The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen

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