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Federal

by Mark McLaughlin

As conspiracy-theory adventures go, Hotse Langeraar’s "Federal" is pretty good. Subtitled A Stephen Vinson Financial Thriller on the cover and A Mystery Novel on the title page, it is far more thriller than mystery, with the emphasis... Read More

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The Shakarchi File

by Cheryl Hibbard

Retired vascular surgeon David B. Welsh has stepped far from the operating room with his new novel, "The Shakarchi File". In a topical story involving the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and a group of Middle Eastern terrorists... Read More

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The One-Minute Zillionaire

by Lisa Romeo

Lowell T. Christensen is not a powerful motivation guru like Anthony Robbins or a best-selling author with a “work less, make millions” message like Timothy Ferris or even an old-fashioned talk-your-way-to-success coach like Dale... Read More

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Let the Children Play

by Maria Siano

To encourage children to be more active, former physical education teacher Deloris Suddarth has drawn upon a decade of experience to compile fun, entertaining games and activities geared toward youngsters in kindergarten through third... Read More

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Ionian Storms

by Cheryl Hibbard

For those whose only knowledge of the Greek island of Cephalonia comes from watching Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, the homogenized film version of Louis De Bernieres’s 1995 novel Corelli’s Mandolin, Nicholas Enessee’s new book... Read More

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A Death in Concord

by Lee Gooden

Connie Mcfadden Tonsgard has been a finalist in nearly twenty screenplay contests, including those sponsored by the Screenplay Festival and StoryPros. Her new screenplay, "A Death in Concord", has the pace, energy, and twists and turns... Read More

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The Afghans

by Mark McLaughlin

A four-star story as good as "The Afghans" deserves better than a two-star edit. Nadeem Akbar writes in a simple style that is muddied by scores of basic errors—most of them inexcusable typos or obvious mistakes such as incorrect... Read More

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