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Category Archives: Fiction
Sanctuary – Ken Bruen
Check this out! P.I. and former guard Jack Taylor isn’t the most likeable guy. Through the years, he’s managed to make more enemies than friends. In fact, he’s known more for being a drunk than an investigator. That means that … Continue reading
Neptune Avenue – Gabriel Cohen
Check this out! “Nothing personal” is Brooklyn South Homicide Detective Jack Leightner’s motto. This applies to his grueling police work as well as to his personal life. Divorced, with a twenty-five-year-old son whom he rarely sees, he’s just been dumped … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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The Late Bloomer’s Revolution – Amy Cohen
Check it out! What happens when a single woman defines herself by the men she dates and her work as a television writer? You guessed it. She’s dumped and fired. Amy figured that by the time she was thirty, she … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Humor & Satire
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Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero
Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Latin American Literature, World Literature
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The Sixteen Pleasures – Robert Hellenga
Compra questo libro After reading and reviewing The Italian Lover, a sensual work of literary fiction and my favorite book of 2007, I just had to grab Robert Hellenga’s earlier novel, The Sixteen Pleasures. This book recounts the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
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