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The Literature
Review: “Ruby Falls,” by Gin Phillips
Murder overshadows a caving expedition at a unique tourist attraction in the 1930s. by Tina Chambers & Chapter16.org Ruby Falls By... Read More
Review: “Boss Brooks: A True Story of Fraud, Family, and Forgiveness from Tennessee to Texas”
Kathy Bingham Turner and co-author Leon Alligood tug at loose threads to deconstruct a Depression-era lie. by Liz Garrigan & Chapter16.org... Read More
Review: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” by Ace Atkins
Southern Spies: Ace Atkins dials it back to 1985 for a Cold War thriller set in Atlanta. by Michael Ray Taylor & Chapter16.org Everybody Wants to Rule the World By Ace Atkins. William Morrow. 368 pages. $27. With multiple arrests of... Read More
Review: “Dead Man Blues,” by S.D. House
Buried Secrets: A murder mystery from a fine storyteller with a poet’s sensibility. by Sarah Norris & Chapter16.org Dead Man Blues... Read More
Review: “Gone Before Goodbye,” by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben team up to create a thriller with a gritty, grief-stricken heroine. by Sara Beth West... Read More
Excerpt: “Open Bar,” by Dan Schorr
A former sex crimes prosecutor writes a fast-paced university thriller informed by his work investigating sexual misconduct. Open Bar By Dan Schorr. SparkPress. 332 pages. $17.99. In Dan Schorr’s second novel, Open Bar, scandal erupts when a university HR director... Read More
Review: “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” by James McBride
A neighborhood unites to protect a child in James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. by Ed Tarkington & Chapter16.org... Read More
Review: “A Very Bad Thing,” by J.T. Ellison
A literary star’s death reveals dangerous secrets in J.T. Ellison’s latest thriller. by Faye Jones & Chapter16.org A Very Bad Thing... Read More