Allure of Deceit
Suspense novels about charity, religion, literacy and women fleeing control
Wednesday, October 25
Quest
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The Trackers by Charles Frazier has a dual personality – the story’s beginning is slow as a young, ambivalent protagonist arrives in Dawes, ...
Monday, October 16
Customs
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The Disenchantment by Celia Bell starts off slowly despite the setting of 1680 France and volatile politics. Characters make the mistake of ...
Thursday, October 5
Witness protection
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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...
Thursday, September 28
Small town II
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Small towns are miserable places when they let the bullies take control. The bullies are unhappy and yearn for everyone to feel the same. ...
Monday, September 25
Small town I
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Seven people happen to be in Lindbergh’ s Pharmacy on the evening of June 24 in the small college town of Athens, Georgia, when a would-be...
Thursday, September 21
The ever-present past
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In Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash, Londoners Reg and Millie Thompson disagree but ultimately decide to protect their daughter at ...
Tuesday, September 12
Trust
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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang is a provocative examination of race relations and career ambitions in the publishing industry that lead to ruth...
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