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	The Fat Lady's Low, Sad Song 4.30 avg rating — 115 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sins in Blue 4.39 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Beyond the Fence 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mythos Grimmly by Jeremy Hochhalter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jaime Will (Editor), Tracie McBride (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wretched Walls 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Breach 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary King's Plague 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary King's Plague and Other Tales of Woe it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Apocalypse Parable: A Conspiracy of Weeds 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Brian Kaufman rated a book it was amazing Diverted: A Town, A Tune, A Secret... (A Tyler Zahn Mystery-Suspense Novel) by Cam Torrens (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When his daughter Daria is involved in a river rafting accident, Tyler Zahn races to the scene, desperate to protect her. During the SAR (Search-and-Rescue) effort, he discovers a music cassette secreted in a Tang jar. The mystery of that tape will s ...more
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Marisol Mazaria is a young Romani woman who reads Tarot in an Ohio amusement park. Though her future seems predestined, she dreams of becoming a physician (her grandfather was a gypsy healer). She meets Will Worthington, an aspiring pilot whose futur ...more
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Linda Rosen's historical fiction focuses on a would-be actress with ambitions that far exceed her limited options. Lucy Brandt leaves a suffocating marriage to pursue happiness built on her own terms. That pursuit comes at a cost made more dear by fa ...more
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Brian Kaufman rated a book it was amazing In the Wrath of Legends (The Winterhawk Saga Book 2) by David Buzan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As an old-school fan of Robert E. Howard, I absolutely loved Dave Buzan's "In the Wrath of Legends." This is the second book in the Winterhawk Saga, and it delivers on every level. Chenoa Winterhawk is my new favorite fantasy/action heroine. Talk abo ...more
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Gino is a fourteenth century apothecary's apprentice. Tuscany is in the grip of crop-destroying rain, bringing waves of starving refugees, followed by the Black Death. Gino finds that, even in a disastrous time, compassion matters. The Blackest Time ...more
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Wahlfeldt's thriller has aspects that elevate it beyond the genre's usual attractions, including great characters and character interactions, emotional impact, and a thorough exploration of complex philosophical questions. These additional aspects go ...more
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Looking for a superior read in the thriller genre? Look no further than HAVOC by Cam Torrens. Fallout from a body recovery mission in Iraq (seven years prior) culminates in the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in the Colorado mountains. Tyler Zahn of ...more
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Great historical fiction requires a balance between the requisite elements (fiction and history). Even a well-researched novel can suffer when the author shows off that research at the expense of story. Not so here. Ken Tentarelli seamlessly weaves p ...more
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