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The Lincoln Highway, Book Review: Amor Towles’ heroic dogma

The Lincoln Highway, Book Review: Amor Towles’ heroic dogma

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is filled with characters that charm but international readers may find the anthemic Americana less beguiling. Read my full review. The Lincoln Highway Book Synopsis Two brothers venture across 1950s America to New York…

The One Impossible Labyrinth by Matthew Reilly, Review

The One Impossible Labyrinth by Matthew Reilly, Review

The One Impossible Labyrinth is the 7th novel and triumphant finale in Matthew Reilly’s warm-hearted Jack West Jr action thriller series. Read my full review. The One Impossible Labyrinth (Jack West Jr #7) Synopsis THE END IS HERE Jack West…

The Girl Remains by Katherine Firkin, Review: Authentic crime

The Girl Remains by Katherine Firkin, Review: Authentic crime

The Girl Remains, Katherine Firkin’s second crime novel, is wrapped in a web of lies and deceit, and likely one of the more authentic depictions of cold-case investigation in recent fiction. Read my full review. The Girl Remains Synopsis A chilling…

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich & Steve Hamilton, Review

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich & Steve Hamilton, Review

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton is the 7th action-packed globe-trotting adventure in the Fox and O’Hare series. Read my full review. The Bounty Synopsis Straight as an arrow special agent Kate O’Hare and international criminal Nick Fox have…

Letters from Berlin, Review: Tania Blanchard’s stirring saga

Letters from Berlin, Review: Tania Blanchard’s stirring saga

Letters From Berlin by Tania Blanchard is stirring and emotion-fueled WWII fiction from the non-Nazi German perspective. Read on for our full review. Letters from Berlin Book Synopsis From the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich and Suitcase of Dreams comes…

Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, Review: Nostalgic charm

Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls, Review: Nostalgic charm

Sweet Sorrow, David Nicholl’s latest contemporary drama, oozes nostalgic charm and remembers the burning intensity of adolescence. Read on for our full review. Sweet Sorrow Book Synopsis From the best-selling author of One Day comes a bittersweet and brilliantly funny coming-of-age tale about the…

The Safe Place by Anna Downes, Review: Bursting with secrets

The Safe Place by Anna Downes, Review: Bursting with secrets

The Safe Place, former actress Anna Downes’ debut is a thrilling novel packed to bursting with atmospheric tension and dark secrets. Read on for our full review. The Safe Place Synopsis No phones. No outsiders. No escape. For struggling actress Emily…

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun, Review: Gristly food for thought

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun, Review: Gristly food for thought

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun is slim but impactful Korean literature… gristly food for thought for those planning post-pandemic travel itineraries. The Disaster Tourist Synopsis Yona has been stuck behind a desk for years working as a programming coordinator for…