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The Legal Lampoon

by John Senger

Richard T. Icci, author of The Legal Lampoon: A Practical, No-Nonsense Guide for Anyone Interested in Becoming or Hiring a Lawyer, is a cynic about the legal profession. Icci is also an experienced lawyer practicing in New York and... Read More

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Avalon Bay

by Donna Russo Morin

While the small sleepy settlement of Avalon on Catalina Island, California, seems an unlikely place for a terrorist act, the Avalon Jihad’s mission—to kill thousands of Americans on ferry boats—is one of a number of simultaneously... Read More

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Louisa Blue

by Sheila M. Trask

Grab a pen and paper before reading Jeanie Doyle Singler’s third mystery novel, "Louisa Blue", because it will be helpful to take notes on the action, as this investigation into an unsolved murder grows more complex with each turning... Read More

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A Secret Gay Passion

by Lynn Evarts

Julian Black’s debut, A Secret Gay Passion: A Short Gay Erotic Love Story, begins when Nicky is twenty and terrified of someone discovering the fact that he is gay. His family would not accept his sexual orientation, so he lives in... Read More

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The Tokelosh Man

by Karl Helicher

In Zulu folklore, the Tokelosh Man is an evil spirit that wreaks havoc on the lives of those it possesses. Surely the Tokelosh Man has cursed Spencer, the novel’s protagonist. A well-regarded physical education teacher, Spencer loses... Read More

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Born Into Fire

by Mark McLaughlin

“Find a job that you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” is an old saying that Mick Haines lives by. "Born Into Fire" is the story of this self-described “normal chap” and his life as a firefighter. Although less... Read More

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Sauce of Life

by Shoilee Khan

"Sauce of Life" is a family saga set in 1930s British Malaya, where Lai Pek, a middle-aged Chinese businessman, leads a prosperous life with his wife and five children. Pleased with his hard-earned accomplishments and certain of his... Read More

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