Month: March 2012
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A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
A Land More Kind Than Home is the 1st novel by Wiley Cash. He’s from North Carolina, where this novel takes place. On a hot, lazy afternoon in the small town of Marshall, North Carolina, 9-year-old Jess Hall and his mute older brother Christopher see their pastor cavorting with their…
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Spencerville by Nelson DeMille
Spencerville came out in 1994. In Spencerville, Keith Landry has retired after spending 25 years doing espionage work for the United States government. With his high school sweetheart Annie Baxter fresh on his mind, Keith decides to return home to Spencerville, a small farming town in Ohio. When Keith arrives…
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Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
Heir to the Shadows is the 2nd book in the Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop. This one picks up right where we left off in Daughter of the Blood, when the Realms’ Witch—Jaenelle Angelline—wakes from her deep slumber more powerful than ever. With her dearest friends and guardians by…
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The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti
The Wicked Wives is based on a true story, about a major murder scandal that occurred in Philadelphia in 1936. That year, 17 women were taken into custody on suspicion for murdering their husbands. Georgia DiSipio—a handsome, seductive man—is at the heart of this scandal. He convinces most of the…