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Matthew Reilly writes compelling historical novel

Saturday, 8 August 2015, 13:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

Matthew Reilly, known for writing intense, over-the-top action thrillers, abandons his brand and delivers "The Tournament," a historical novel set in 1546. In this story, the sultan of the Ottoman...

Temperance Brennan returns in 'Speaking in Bones'

Friday, 7 August 2015, 13:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

A hallmark of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels is how she incorporates a solid knowledge of forensics in a way that a novice can understand the intricacies, yet still appeal to an expert in the...

'The Assassins' has fast pace, many twists

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 13:34 Last update: about 10 years ago

Gayle Lynds proves she's a master of the modern cold-war spy thriller with her latest novel, "The Assassins." The duplicity begins as six master assassins rob a Baghdad museum to recover money...

'The Girl With Seven Names' reveals complexities of freedom

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 13:33 Last update: about 10 years ago

Escaping North Korea was the easy part. In her memoir, "The Girl With Seven Names," Hyeonseo Lee, as she is called today, takes us on her gripping journey from the Ryanggang Province of North Korea...

'The Redeemers' showcases author's storytelling abilities

Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 13:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

The sense of justice and righteousness that Sheriff Quinn Colson has brought to his tenure in Mississippi's Tibbehah County is drawing to a close in Ace Atkins' gripping new novel, "The Redeemers."...

Publisher plans no future editions of Cosby bio

Friday, 31 July 2015, 16:18 Last update: about 10 years ago

No revisions or future editions are planned for a disparaged Bill Cosby biography, the publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Simon & Schuster vice president and executive director...

New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 16:17 Last update: about 10 years ago

Harper Lee's unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch. "Go Set a Watchman" is set in the 1950s, 20 years after Lee's celebrated...

'Day Four' sends a cruise adrift in supernatural waters

Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 16:17 Last update: about 10 years ago

For all the popularity of cruises, there are some things about them that scare people: close quarters with lots of other people, the threat of catching the gastrointestinal illness norovirus onboard...

Brad Thor delivers in new thriller 'Code of Conduct'

Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 16:15 Last update: about 10 years ago

Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath dives deep into another world-shattering plot with personal ramifications in "Code of Conduct," Brad Thor's latest thriller. Harvath is planning to spend...

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