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Book Reviews

Book Review: The Darwin Strain

Zoologist Bill Schutt and archaeologist J. R. Finch have written the final chapter in their trilogy, beginning with “The Himalayan Codex” and “Hell’s Gate” closing with the exciting finale “The Darwin Strain.” (William Morrow, 412 pages) Set in the post-World War II era, ...

Book Review: The New Girl

Gabriel Allon, Israel’s own version of master spy James Bond, has another daring mission in Daniel Silva’s latest spy thriller “The New Girl.” (Harper/475 pages) A young girl who had been attending the exclusive International School of Geneva is kidnapped. But the 12-year-old child is ...

Book Review: Never Look Back

Edgar Award-nominated author Alison Gaylin has a twisted tale of deadly family secrets in “Never Look Back.” (William Morrow, 339 pages) In the 1970s, a teenage couple, April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy, went on a killing spree in Southern California similar to the murders committed by ...

Book Review: The Cutting Room

The team of Margaret Murphy and Helen Pepper, writing as Ashley Dyer, have their second crime novel - “The Cutting Room.” (William Morrow, 436 pages). Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver are back after their debut in "Splinter in the Blood." British television viewers are captivated ...

The Body in the Wake

Katherine Hall Page has released her newest Faith Fairchild mystery, “The Body in the Wake.” (William Morrow, 320 pages) Caterer Faith Fairchild has taken time off to spend the summer with her husband, Tom, on their home on Sanpere Island in Maine. Her friend, Pix, is planning an island ...

The Kremlin Strike

Dale Brown, retired United States Air Force captain, delivers his latest military thriller featuring the father and son team of Patrick and Brad McLanahan, “Kremlin Strike.” (William Morrow, 437 pages) The ruthless Russian president, Gennadiy Gryzlov, has ordered the development of the ...