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Unholy Night
Many historical fiction authors take on the Big Stories, but Grahame-Smith has taken on one of the biggest of all:…
Villa Triste
In modern-day Florence, Italy, Inspector Alessandro Pallioti has his hands full investigating a series of execution-style murders. The victims, all…
Spy in a Little Black Dress
As a light, fun-filled spoof of the spy genre, Spy in a Little Black Dress delivers. If you’re a fan…
By Starlight
This story takes place during the Great Depression in the small town of Colton, Montana. The speakeasy in the basement…
The Black Isle
Cassandra, Li, and her father live in Shanghai in the 1920s. Li is favored by her father and Cassandra (or…
The Family Corleone
The Family Corleone is a novel based on the screenplay Mario Puzo left upon his death. The Godfather II saw…
Unholy Night
Balthazar, a notorious thief and murderer, escapes Herod’s prison along with two other criminals disguised as “wise men.” In their…
The Sherlockian
Editors' choice
Anyone who has read even a few of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories featuring Sherlock Holmes knows that the author killed…
Agent 6
This sprawling novel begins with Moscow in 1950 with the chilling observation, “The safest way to write a diary was…
Come A Little Closer
Author Dorothy Garlock is known for her novels set in America’s Heartland. This novel continues a series with the Tucker…
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