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The Moonstoners

by Mari Carlson

Barbara J. Dzikowski’s "The Moonstoners" explores love in unsettled, complicated times. The Trudeau, Ziemny, and Chavis families first collide when Noel Trudeau meets Ricky Ziemny after art class. While Theckla and Freddie Chavis care... Read More

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The Bird Boys

by John M. Murray

In Lisa Sandlin’s spare mystery "The Bird Boys", a two detective team tackles cases and learns how to work together. Delpha and Tom have settled into a normal routine with their detective agency, with some exceptions. Then an elderly... Read More

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The Time for Murder is Meow

by Karen Rigby

Local politics mask a killer’s identity in T. C. LoTempio’s cozy "The Time for Murder is Meow", a case set in a Connecticut town that is the buoyant start to a new series. TV actress Crishell McMillan has just returned to Fox Hollow... Read More

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A Divided Mind

by Angela McQuay

A teenager fights for his sanity as his mother fights to support him in "A Divided Mind", M. Billiter’s emotional portrait of mental illness. Seventeen-year-old Branson has a supportive family, a wonderful girlfriend, and a bright... Read More

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Feast Day of the Cannibals

by Meg Nola

Set in Gilded Age New York, Norman Lock’s "Feast Day of the Cannibals" is the sixth standalone book in the American Novel series. At the cusp of the nineteenth century, fictional and real life characters intersect in a setting that’s... Read More

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The Chinese Lady

by Rachel Jagareski

Nancy E. Davis’s "The Chinese Lady" applies historical detective work to document the life of Afong Moy, who took an unusual journey through nineteenth-century America. It reveals much about the young United States, its view of other... Read More

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