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Valeria's Last Stand
by Marc Fitten
A Whale in a Puddle (3/6/2009)
It's almost impossible to believe that this wonderful little gem of a book is a first novel by a young writer. The characters are vibrant, alive, and the reader cares about them; the story is ever-changing and holds the interest; and all's well that ends well, as they say!more
Killer Heat
by Linda Fairstein
Killer Heat, Killer Read (2/29/2008)
Fairstein's words are experienced rather than read. The sights, sounds, smells, feelings, even the tastes are all there to make the reader part of Alex Cooper's life. In this episode an extremely brutal rapist-killer is followed to places in and around New York City thatmore
Desert Cut: A Lena Jones Mystery
by Betty Webb
Cut It (12/27/2007)
The opening chapters are overlong and overwritten, with unnecessary explanations and descriptions. It is not until Chapter 12 that the unsavory premise is identified, one that might be considered inflammatory given today's Moslem/Christian conflicts. Female circumcision inmore
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