Literature
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Review: 'Stalker' by Lars Kepler is a wild ride
Feb 04, 2019 6:00 am - "Stalker: a Novel," (Alfred A. Knopf), by Lars Kepler When the lead detective in a crime novel is introduced as an expert on "serial killers, spree killers, and stalkers...
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New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale
Feb 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Golden Child" (SJP for Hogarth), by Claire Adam A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between ind...
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Review: Author gives 'Judgment' a unique spin
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Judgment" (Dutton), by Joseph Finder A one-night stand becomes a bigger mistake than she bargains for when judge Juliana Brody hooks up with a man at a conference in Ch...
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Holocaust scholar surveys rising tide of anti-Semitism
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken Books), by Deborah E. Lipstadt Deborah E. Lipstadt was surprised at how hard it was to write her latest book. A leading authority ...
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New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Golden Child" (SJP for Hogarth), by Claire Adam A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between ind...
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Review: 'Out of the Dark' is a great thriller
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 am - "Out of the Dark: an Orphan X Novel" (Minotaur), by Gregg Hurwitz Evan Smoak was trained to be Orphan X, and his first assignment over 20 years ago seemed to be successf...
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Don Winslow writes novel about war on drugs
Jan 29, 2019 6:00 am - "The Border" (William Morrow), by Don Winslow Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war, which he launched with "The Power of the Dog" in 2005 and continued...
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Palatine library book chat Friday on 'To the Bright Edge of the World'Jan 29, 2019 12:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District is scheduled to host a book discussion on "To the Bright Edge of the World" by Eowyn Ivey from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1. The ...
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Ruffin's debut novel is challenging, thought-provoking
Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - "We Cast a Shadow" (One World), by Maurice Carlos Ruffin A fear-driven, racially charged world is the land in which the narrator of "We Cast a Shadow" lives. Half the bl...
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Book Review: Dismas Hardy returns in 'The Rule of Law'
Jan 28, 2019 6:00 am - "The Rule of Law" (Atria), by John Lescroart Dismas Hardy and his colleagues are forced into a case with personal ramifications in John Lescroart's latest novel, "The Ru...