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Five Bad Deeds Have Consequences in Caz Frear’s New Novel Ellen Walsh is a good person. At least she thinks so. Looking back on her life, she knows she’s not perfect. No one is, right? But what [...] December 5, 2023
The Lincoln Lawyer Returns in Michael Connelly’s Resurrection Walk Retired LAPD Police Detective Harry Bosch has never worked for the defense. Blue through and through. Circumstances, however, often lead to [...] November 15, 2023
Poet’s Corner – November Day Gather the last leaves of autumnPeppered in yellows and painted in green shadows.I wear a cap of sunshineWarming the mellow November [...] November 15, 2023
A Young Widow Reaps What She Sows in The Midnight Garden Hope and her husband, Brandon, were the perfect couple until a car accident resulted in Brandon’s death. Two years later, Hope is trying [...] November 10, 2023
The Wizard of the Kremlin – A Fictional Portrayal of Putin That’s Frightfully Accurate Repeatedly, U.S. Presidents have attempted to get into the mind and heart of Russian President Vladimir Putin. George W. Bush once said: [...] November 7, 2023
Caring Becomes Controlling and Then Deadly in Gilly MacMillan’s The Manor House Anna and Nicole are far apart in age and wealth, but have two things in common: they are widows and are being manipulated by people with [...] November 7, 2023
GARDEN – Exploring the Horticultural World – Phaidon Publishing “The United Nations recognizes 195 countries – but there is strong argument that there is a 196th: the United Nations of [...] November 3, 2023