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When Jen and I picked The Gods of Gotham for BOOK CLUB, it was a pretty easy decision for us to make. She had read and loved Lyndsay’s first book, Dust and Shadow, and besides trusting Jen’s opnion, I usually like books from the Amy Einhorn Imprint, and liked the time period explored in Gods (1845 New [...]
In Kira Peikoff’s Living Proof, Arianna Drake is a young fertility specialist whose Manhattan clinic has experienced a spike in popularity in recent months. The year is 2027, and the United States population, government and laws have been heavily influenced by religious fervor and sentiment, to the extent that the disposal of unused embryos is a [...]
The Face Thief follows the parallel stories of a woman waking from a coma with severe head injuries, and her conversations with a young investigator. As he slowly probes into what caused her injuries the reader learns the stories of two men whose lives have been all but destroyed by a young female con artist. One [...]
Detective Kathy Mallory has been benched by the brass at the NYPD after she returns from a mysterious and unexplained three-month odyssey across the United State in a car. When a little girl is reported missing in a Central Park that has quickly become the scene of multiple murders, Mallory is able to finagle herself onto the case with the help [...]
Deborah Crombie’s No Mark Upon Her follows Detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James in a new phase of their lives. Just married and trying to support a blended family, they have biological children on both sides, and a child left orphaned in a previous case (whom they hope to adopt), the two are trying to settle into new family routines [...]
Janie is a mathematics PhD candidate, floundering in a discipline that doesn’t come naturally to her so that she can bond with her father by following in his footsteps. When Janie’s sister Hannah disappears, Janie is the one tasked with finding Hannah and bringing her home, jeopardizing her degree in the process. Janie is reluctant [...]
Amber Dermont’s The Starboard Sea follows Jason Prosper, who is beginning his senior year at Bellingham (a last chance high school for children of wealthy parents – who have failed to thrive elsewhere). When Jason begins school for the term, he is struggling in his grief at the death of his best friend and sailing partner, [...]
Sherry Seymour is a middle-aged college professor who has been in a stable marriage for over twenty years, and has successfully raised a son who is now away at college. Sherry is content in teaching her classes, visiting her sick father and caring for her husband and son- when he’s home. Valentine’s Day brings change, and a surprise [...]
Dana Mayo has only been in love with one man in her entire life, and she broke off her relationship with him because he was no good for her, and married to someone else to boot. After twenty years of carrying the torch, she resolves to move on with her life so that she can finally find [...]
Timothy Wilde begins 1845 with a lucrative position as a bartender in a booming restaurant located near the New York Stock Exchange. He nurses twin passions in his love for his beautiful childhood friend Mercy (whom he hopes to marry), and an abiding hatred of his older brother Valentine (for reasons that are initially unclear).Wilde’s dreams [...]