Allure of Deceit
Suspense novels about charity, religion, literacy and women fleeing control
Sunday, April 9
Shortcut
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A dreamy, unreal quality pervades Grace Li's Portrait of a Thief – the story of five college students who meet with a Chinese executi...
Wednesday, April 5
Friendship
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Friendships can move from lightness to darkness with age, experiences and the blunt truth, as suggested by a novel of two girls growing ...
Monday, March 20
Less is more
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Economics, “ the study of how people allocate scarce resources for production, distribution, and consumption, both individually and colle...
Monday, February 20
Abuse
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Devil House by John Darnielle is psychological suspense bordering on confusion. The novel begins with strong, precise writing and characters...
Tuesday, January 31
Fleeing does not mean escape
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In Anywhere You Run , t wo sisters struggle to survive racism along with the trauma of losing their parents and an older sister. In a diar...
Wednesday, January 25
Memories
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In Lessons , Roland Baines regards an abusive relationship from when he was 11 years old as the source of his many desires and failures. A ...
Wednesday, January 4
Aging Congress
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With a tight margin, the frontrunner in the Republican contest for speaker of the House of Representatives can afford to lose only a handful...
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