No creature comforts here, just lots of underwater suspense. Preston and Child are back with the fourth thrilling in the Gideon Crew series. I didn’t read the first books read more
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Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
Buy this book on Amazon.com Paranoia? Or, is something in the water? A couple honeymooning in Bora Bora discover a bag filled with loot. Both Mark, who has just lost read more
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
by A charming mini-novella about an older woman – who happens to be HRH the Queen of England – and what happens to her attitude about her life and duties read more
Must I Go by Yiyun Li
There’s humor and heartbreak in the reflections of life and family in this mini family saga by Chinese author, Yiyun Li.. Feisty octogenarian Lilia Imbody reflects on her life read more
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Friends clean house; take stock of life and friendship. “It was exhausting, being friends. Had they ever been able to tell each other the truth?” Three women in their read more
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Letters Missing Letters “For the present, it is easier for us to turn away. Our repulsion, you see, will not spur us to revolt until this plague moves much read more
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
A Soul soul searching in Tokyo Tokyo’s bustling nature and socio-economic rules play out in this touching and poignant novella, filled with stark and powerful descriptions. Kazu, the ghost of read more
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
Seeking a child and finding yourself. When her husband badgers her to start a family, successful engineer Ruth Tuttle is compelled to leave Chicago and return to her small hometown read more
Red Lights by George Simenon
One More for the Road with Disastrous Results In this edgy short story, Simenon, the Belgian author known for the Inspector Maigret series, explores the consequences of an alcoholic’s thirst read more
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
Far from dull While Dahl is known mainly for his children’s stories, he has a large and rather eclectic collection of funny, satirical and fiendish short stories for adults. This read more