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'Killer Choice' ekes out suspense despite puzzling stakes

Monday, 19 March 2018, 11:27 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Killer Choice" (Berkley), by Tom Hunt Gary's pregnant wife, Beth, has a brain tumor. It's going to take $200,000 they don't have to save her. Fittingly, that's how much a drug dealer across town...

Jojo Moyes charms readers again in new novel, 'Still Me'

Sunday, 18 March 2018, 11:25 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Still Me" (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking), by Jojo Moyes In 2012, author Jojo Moyes introduced readers to delightful caregiver Louisa Clark in the best-selling novel "Me Before You," followed by...

"The Atomic City Girls" (William Morrow), by Janet Beard

Saturday, 17 March 2018, 11:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Atomic City Girls" (William Morrow), by Janet Beard Eager to escape life in the country, June Walker begins work at a top secret government community in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during World...

'Force of Nature' is compelling novel by Jane Harper

Friday, 16 March 2018, 11:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Force of Nature: a Novel" (Flatiron Books), by Jane Harper A team-building expedition into Australia's bush land quickly evolves into a taut plot about survival — both in business and in...

'A False Report' is heartbreaking story about rape

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America" (Crown), by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong Despite its contradictory and confusing title, "A False Report: A True Story of Rape in...

'This Changes Everything' tackles global warming

Monday, 20 October 2014, 11:22 Last update: about 13 years ago

Cutting the vast amounts of man-made pollution that feed global warming is an enormous challenge for societies that gobble up coal, oil and gas. But in "This Changes Everything," Naomi Klein argues...

'The Glass Cage' is an absorbing read

Sunday, 19 October 2014, 11:19 Last update: about 13 years ago

I haven't needed to memorize a phone number since I bought my first cellphone 15 years ago. Now I couldn't recall a single number, not even my mother's (sorry, mom). After reading Nicholas Carr's "The...

Jon Land delivers with 'Strong Darkness'

Saturday, 18 October 2014, 11:17 Last update: about 13 years ago

In 1883, Texas Ranger William Ray Strong, assisted by the state's famous "hanging judge," Roy Bean, is on the trail of a serial killer who butchers Chinese railroad workers by cutting off their heads...

'Alexander' a snappy, benign comedy

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 11:26 Last update: about 13 years ago

Given its premise, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" could have been a lot more horrible and no good than it is. In fact, at a quick 82 minutes, this straight-arrow family...

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