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The Mean Ones

by Michelle Anne Schingler

A childhood friend group’s sole survivor navigates her troubled adulthood in the startling horror novel "The Mean Ones". Sadie spent seventeen years trying to forget the night her friends were murdered in their cabin as she watched,... Read More

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The Salvage

by Isabella Zhou

In Anbara Salam’s chilling novel "The Salvage", a marine archaeologist hunts down lost artifacts and ghosts in frigid waters. On the cusp of 1963, Marta performs a dive in remote Cairnroch to photograph local hero Captain James’s... Read More

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The Unseen Sacrifice

by John M. Murray

A woman who’s driven by her fierce devotion to her dogs and her family goes up against her neighbors in court in the legal thriller "The Unseen Sacrifice". In Dani I. Tobbek’s gripping novel "The Unseen Sacrifice", loyalty,... Read More

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When Shadows Burn

by Leah Block

Both eerie and lighthearted, the novel "When Shadows Burn" ties mysteries from the past into contemporary small-town disappearances. A man investigates the haunted house from his childhood in Todd Brown’s supernatural thriller "When... Read More

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Betrayal of Trust

by John M. Murray

The medical thriller "Betrayal of Trust" probes the ethical fault lines of scientific ambition and justice. In Geoffrey M. Cooper’s pulse-pounding medical thriller "Betrayal of Trust", an assassin targets medical professionals. The... Read More

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Oxford Soju Club

by Ryan Prado

Complex identities and social pressures faced by Korean immigrants are examined in thrilling ways in Jinwoo Park’s existential thriller "Oxford Soju Club". Doha is a North Korean spy whose mysterious death yields a cryptic puzzle piece... Read More

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Iota

by John M. Murray

A harried man pauses to reflect on the nature of belief, community, and what it means to be alive in the philosophical novel "Iota". In Colin J. Robertson’s layered novel "Iota", a mild‑mannered tie salesman is targeted by interfaith... Read More

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The Collectors

by Brandon Pawlicki

"The Collectors" is an engaging thriller in which a determined lawyer works to rescue his friends from the corrupt machinations of others. In Richard A. Danzig’s inquisitive thriller "The Collectors", people’s moral boundaries are... Read More

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