SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE follows Bill Furlong, a coal merchant, as he prepares for the busy holiday season in Ireland. While making a delivery to a convent, Bill is witness to a practice that goes unspoken amongst those in town forcing him to question his morality and confront his past. Claire Keegan’s story gripped me…
Following the success of CHASING THE BOOGEYMAN, author Richard Chizmar returns to the scene of the crime with BECOMING THE BOOGEYMAN. Potentially inspired by the outcome of Michelle McNamara’s I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK, the novel opens with the now convicted killer Josh Gallagher caught years after the murders had taken place through DNA…
Following the success of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, acclaimed author and journalist David Grann is back with a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder with his new book, THE WAGER. The story follows a ramshackle British vessel as it pursues a Spanish warship that had been believed to contain unfathomable treasure. Along the way,…
BROKEN HARBOUR follows Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy and his rookie partner Richie as they investigate the murder of a family in an abandoned development community. As the pair arrive, the children and father lay lifeless, but the mother is still clinging to life. As the picture develops and suspects come into focus, can Mick and Richie…
CAMP DAMASCUS follows Rose Darling, a young woman raised in Neverton, a small town nestled in the Montana mountains. Neverton is also the home of Camp Damascus, the world’s most effective gay conversion camp. When Rose begins experiencing what she believes are hallucinations that feel more like memories, her perfect Christian life begins to unravel…
Author Garrett M. Graff has been churning out critically acclaimed releases the last few years. Back in 2020, I read and reviewed his oral history of 9/11, THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY; a book I still think about often. Since then, he’s crafted a new and updated history of Watergate, an investigative look at…
With CITY OF DREAMS, Don Winslow delivers his penultimate novel; the second book in his Danny Ryan Trilogy. After escaping Rhode Island, Ryan takes up residence on the West Coast hoping to put the mob life behind him. However, as we all know, it isn’t that easy. Ryan has made a lot of powerful enemies…
Prior to 1995, NHL players had their only substantial moment with the Stanley Cup on the ice after they’d won it all and aside from a few events and the championship parade, many did not get to spend time with hockey’s ultimate prize; the physical manifestation of their hard work and sacrifice. However, that all…
Approached by his lawyer Moxie Castin, Charlie Parker is tasked with clearing the name of a mother accused of murdering her child. It isn’t going to be easy. The deck is stacked against her in the form of a bloody blanket found at the scene and an ambitious prosecutor; a combination that should make Parker…
Mullen’s new novel takes place in Boston, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. With the US set to join the war effort, anti-Semitism is at an all time high as fearful citizens look for a scapegoat to blame for America’s ground offensive in Europe. Anne, a reporter for a Boston newspaper, is trying to…
In Northern Sweden sit two towns which are the fiercest of rivals. While both communities have deeply competitive junior hockey teams, only one, Beartown, is in possession of a generational talent. The talent in question is the key to unlocking Beartown’s economical recovery following the collapse of its local factory, the town’s largest employer. If…
BAD CREE follows MacKenzie, a young Indigenous woman from the Canadian Prairies living in Vancouver. Nearly a year has passed since her sister Sabrina’s untimely death and MacKenzie has yet to properly grieve. However, when Sabrina begins showing up in Mackenzie’s vivid and deeply upsetting nightmares, MacKenzie is called home by her family to confront…
Another year, another top 10 list. In years past, I’ve tried to post five fiction and five non-fiction, however, this year my fiction list was so strong, it overtook all by one spot for non-fiction. Station Eleven – Emily St John Mandala What can I say about this book that hasn’t been said by so…
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