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Glycerine

by Shannan Spitz

Ryan’s narrative successfully ebbs and flows with tension and ease, intrigue and clarity, with the characters and community coming to life. Sales of glycerine are up in the city of Calgary, and there are also reported thefts of... Read More

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Chasm

by Shannan Spitz

As hunters track their prey and danger becomes more and more imminent, a twisted and haunting past is revealed. "Chasm", the sixth book in the Frankie MacFarlane mysteries, by Susan Cummins Miller, is a suspenseful read filled with... Read More

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The Merchant of Death

by Paige Van De Winkle

This genre-bending thriller and love story boasts complex, lovable characters that add drama and humor. "The Merchant of Death", by Lisa Henry and J. A. Rock, is the second in an easily addictive series of action-packed, rambunctiously... Read More

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Every Minute Is a Suicide

by Jeff Fleischer

This book reads like memory itself, a mixture of obviously key moments and seemingly innocuous ones that take on meaning later. With Every Minute is a Suicide, Bruce McDougall succeeds in the difficult task of putting together a series... Read More

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A Room of Rain

by Julia Ann Charpentier

Hardcore journalism meets the neighborhood gossip in this innovative collection of twelve short stories. Told secondhand and infused with a storyteller’s voice, "A Room of Rain" takes the literary tourist on gripping, tour-bus-style... Read More

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The Double

by Sara Budzik

Takolander’s talent for narrating intimate tragedies across age, gender, and time reveals her as a master of the quiet and deeply personal storm. As a first book of short fiction, "The Double" is surprisingly eerie, restrained, and... Read More

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