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    THE PROPHET

    AUG. 7, 2012

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE PROPHET

by Michael Koryta

A compulsively readable novel about brothers on opposite sides of life. Full review >

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    TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE

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by Michael Koryta

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    FEB. 16, 2006

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

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by Michael Koryta

Nicely told, with the requisite genre beatings and gunplay reserved for the end and the equally requisite angst, this time... Full review >

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    JULY 1, 2007

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

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by Michael Koryta

The plot has its share of boilerplate elements. But sentence for polished sentence, no one in the genre writes better. Full review >

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    AUG. 4, 2009

FICTION

THE SILENT HOUR

by Michael Koryta

Feisty plotting and the most memorable prose since Chandler. Koryta (A Welcome Grave, 2007, etc.) belongs on every genre... Full review >

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    THE CYPRESS HOUSE

    JAN. 24, 2011

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    THE RIDGE

    JUNE 8, 2011

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

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by Michael Koryta

Koryta (The Cypress House, 2011, etc.), whose affection for the big cats and those who care for them is contagious, has... Full review >

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    SO COLD THE RIVER

    JUNE 9, 2010

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SO COLD THE RIVER

by Michael Koryta

A departure from Kortya’s Lincoln Perry p.i. series (The Silent Hour, 2009, etc.) that’s every bit as well-written. Full review >

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