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Review: Jane Hawk continues quest in 'The Crooked Staircase'

By JEFF AYERS
May 08, 2018 7:00 am - "The Crooked Staircase" (Bantam), by Dean Koontz Jane Hawk continues her quest to bring down a vast conspiracy in "The Crooked Staircase" by Dean Koontz, a follow-up to ...
Author John Connolly reimagines comedian Stan Laurel in 'he'

By OLINE H. COGDILL
May 07, 2018 7:00 am - "He: a Novel" (Quercus), by John Connolly Although never referred to by name, the he of the eponymous "he" is comedian Stan Laurel, who with Oliver Hardy, was half of La...
Amy Poeppel examines allure of Broadway in 'Limelight'

By LINCEE RAY
May 07, 2018 7:00 am - "Limelight" (Emily Bestler Books), by Amy Poeppel Author Amy Poeppel examines the allure of Broadway and New York City in her second novel, "Limelight." The heartfelt st...
Author events: Meet Mackenzie Zeigler at Anderson's in Naperville

By Caroline Linden
May 06, 2018 7:31 am - Mike Lupica: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville, (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com/. Sports writer and New York Times ...
'Miss Subways' is a quirky novel by David Duchovny

By Jeff Ayers Associated Press
May 06, 2018 7:27 am - "Miss Subways" by David Duchovny; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 320 pages Though primarily known for his acting roles in TV series such as "The X-Files," David Duchovn...
Howard Owen's 'Annie's Bones' is stylishly written

By Bruce DeSilva Associated Press
May 05, 2018 7:28 am - "Annie's Bones" by Howard Owen, Permanent Press, 224 pages, howardowenbooks.com/ Grayson Melvin was just 18 when Annie, the girl of his dreams, broke up with hi...
Book on cemeteries captures final resting places of Cubs fans, moguls, mobsters

By Katlyn Smith
May 05, 2018 1:00 am - In an old Chicago cemetery, Larry Broutman stumbled upon the Raithel family plot and a lasting reminder of a sister's grief. Marie Raithel commissioned a sculpture to ma...
'The Lonely Witness' explores neighbors of Brooklyn

By OLINE H. COGDILL
May 01, 2018 7:00 am - "The Lonely Witness: a Novel" (Pegasus Books), by William Boyle Some of the most thoughtful crime fiction tackles issues of identity - how a person becomes the person th...
'Wicked River' by Jenny Milchman is engrossing novel

By JEFF AYERS
May 01, 2018 7:00 am - "Wicked River: a Novel" (Sourcebooks Landmark), by Jenny Milchman Natalie Abbott has cold feet on her wedding day. She loves Doug Larson more than anything, but even now...
Survivor of 10-year Ohio captivity looks ahead in new book

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
May 01, 2018 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Five years have passed since the stunning news broke: three abducted women escaped years of physical and sexual abuse endured during a decadelong c...

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