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Round Rock - Michelle Huneven
From BooklistThe small California town of Rito, situated in the San Bernita Valley, is the kind of place that attracts dreamers, like the early settlers who made fortunes as citrus... -
My New American Life_ A Novel - FRANCINE PROSE
From Publishers WeeklyThe story of a good-hearted immigrant doubles as a snapshot of America during Bush II's second term in Prose's uneven latest. Lula is a 26-year-old Albanian w... -
Loser's Town - Daniel Depp
From Publishers WeeklyScreenwriter Depp's inspired if uneven debut, the first in a new crime series, introduces Hollywood PI David Spandau, a former stunt man too old and beat up t... -
City of War - Neil Russell
From Publishers WeeklyRussell's uneven debut pits hunky billionaire adventurer Rail Black against an unlikely combo of villains. Stuck in L.A. freeway gridlock, Rail is shocked to ... -
Brooklyn Noir - Tim McLoughlin
From Publishers WeeklyIn McLoughlin's entertaining if uneven anthology of 19 brand new hard-boiled and twisted tales, each set in a different Brooklyn neighborhood, the best way to...