Allure of Deceit
Suspense novels about charity, religion, literacy and women fleeing control
Friday, September 13
Friends and fear
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Mother’s Instinct by Barbara Abel is spare and controlled with a cruel conclusion. Two couples, next door neighbors, have sons who soon b...
Wednesday, September 4
Predators and prey
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Hauntingly beautiful and demonstrating the power of memory, The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo makes it easy to suspend disbelief about creatur...
Wednesday, August 14
Many divides
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Imagination can separate or connect individuals, leading to resentment or harmony - as suggested by the enticing theme of Cristina HenrĂque...
Friday, July 26
Lies and power
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In The Little Liar by Mitch Albom, two young brothers enjoy a happy, comfortable life amid the vibrant Jewish culture in Salonika, Greece, ...
Thursday, July 11
Cost
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Julia Lambert relishes what seems like a perfect life at the start of Cost, the novel by Roxana Robinson. A college professor, landscape pa...
Tuesday, June 25
The power of being alone
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Those corruptly enjoying power strive to craft rules to control a population’s behavior and very thoughts. Rigid rules in a small communit...
Sunday, May 12
Never-ending enigma
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A Princess Diana impersonator with a sister who could be a twin, a precocious child raised in foster care, a cryptocurrency firm with orga...
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