Allure of Deceit

We manipulate our memories and they also manipulate our behavior far into the future. Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collin...

  The God of the Woods by Liz Moore tells the story of a camp named Self-Reliance in the Adirondacks, owned by a family that is anything bu...

Some people deny the horrors of genocide, hoping to protect the reputation of their country or community. Some listen but quickly set the pa...

  Mother’s Instinct by Barbara Abel is spare and controlled with a cruel conclusion. Two couples, next door neighbors, have sons who soon b...

In The Little Liar by Mitch Albom, two young brothers enjoy a happy, comfortable life amid the vibrant Jewish culture in Salonika, Greece, ...

  Two women, an actress and a film director, make a pact to keep a secret about a brutal sexual assault from years earlier in Hollywood. Val...

In The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay, Boston journalist and novelist Jack Givins is down on his luck. He’s fired before even starting a new j...

  Small towns are miserable places when they let the bullies take control. The bullies are unhappy and yearn for everyone to feel the same. ...

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang is a provocative examination of race relations and career ambitions in the publishing industry that lead to ruth...

Childhood. Religion. Nature. Love. Each have a magical, spiritual quality, the memories of which can haunt for a lifetime.  The Magical King...

From all appearances, a newly retired couple with four grown children in Apples Never Fall, seem happy and comfortable until the wife goes m...