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INDIE
Released: Sept. 8, 2011
MURDER MOST MYSTERIOUS: THE FIRST ADVENTURE IN THE GLENDA AT LARGE MYSTERY SERIES
by Gayle Wigglesworth
"A quick, conversational read with the coziest of settings that leaves readers longing for a stronger narrator."
Set in a mythical town on the bluffs of the Oregon coastline, Wigglesworth's first installment of the Glenda at Large Mystery series is a cozy, quirky whodunit and adult ghost story. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Aug. 15, 2011
A PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED: TALES OF A FAMILY THROUGH THE DECADES OF THE LAST CENTURY
by Bill Broder
"A tender, inquisitive book that will appeal to those from old and new worlds."
Novelist and playwright Broder (Taking Care of Cleo, 2006, etc.) presents a series of vignettes about his family. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Aug. 5, 2011
DEATH OF A BUS DRIVER
by Leon Rose
"Rose's novel, though possessing a strong setup and well-built premise, is undone by its flawed protagonists."
Retirement is no excuse to let crimes go unsolved; at least that's what Alan Golden, a former investigative reporter and now-blind retiree, thinks in Rose's debut novel, a mystery revolving around the title's eponymous event. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Aug. 1, 2011
POOR WIDOW ME: MOMENTS OF FEELING & DEALING & FINDING THE FUNNY ALONG THE WAY
by Carol Scibelli
"An amusing, heartfelt look at life after loss."
After the death of her husband, a woman finds humor in everyday situations. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: July 28, 2011
DEAD WRONG: AND OTHER EPISODES FROM A LIFE IN MEDICINE
by Thomas H. McConnell
"Engrossing in every sense."
Gory surgeries, grisly autopsies, baffling ailments and the JFK assassination enliven these entertaining if sometimes icky medical memoirs. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: May 26, 2011
LOOKING OUT THE BACK DOOR: VISIONS OF PAST LIVES
by Ann Richardson Davis
"Harshly beautiful stories, shot through with spiritual exaltation."
Hardship, brutality and frustration are balanced by sudden gleams of grace in these luminous period fables. Read full book review >