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Lori Borgman: Holding tight one paper clip at a time
The man of the house is tall, lean and so bald that his head shines almost as much as his smile. He worked law enforcement all his career. As a state trooper, he once rescued the Beatles from crazed fans after a St. Louis concert.
He worked for the federal government as well, something to do with organized crime and exploding body parts. I don�...Read more

How modern research and fiction illuminate family legacy
Family legacy has long captivated our imagination, whether in the form of domestic thrillers like "The Family Upstairs' by Lisa Jewell; classic stage plays like Shakespeare’s "Hamlet"; sweeping historical epics like Jeffrey Eugenides’s "Middlesex"; or intimate personal narratives like Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women." From hidden ...Read more

Latest Maxx King thriller is a gripping mix of the geopolitical and extraterrestrial
In "Falling Angels," the third book in the Maxx King Thriller series, John H. Thomas pushes his high-octane storytelling to its most ambitious scale yet. The action opens in the chaos of Operation Anaconda, where elite operative Maxx King is betrayed, wounded and left for dead in the mountains of Afghanistan. As Maxx regroups with a Green Beret ...Read more

Paradise meets peril in a bold espionage debut
Introducing Donovan Cross, a seasoned secret agent whose latest mission takes him home after three decades away — but this is no peaceful return. Instead, it’s the spark that ignites a tense, high-stakes thriller filled with political intrigue, buried secrets, and personal reckoning. With its smart pacing, vivid setting, and complex ...Read more

Lori Borgman: How a hot grandma became a cool grandma
When I was a kid, we didn’t have air conditioning until we moved from Nebraska to Missouri. People in Nebraska used open windows and fans to cool a house back in the day.
My Aunt Adeline, a resourceful woman, cooled a big house, a husband and six kids with nothing but a bowl of ice in front of a window fan. That was the Cornhusker version of ...Read more

Haunting contemporary gothic blurs the line between fantasy and reality
Have you ever read a book that you wished would never end? That’s the kind of book "The Island" is, and it’s a rare find.
Written by Amazon bestselling author and filmmaker Kerri King, this speculative fiction novel follows the emotional journey of Mack, a novelist-turned-fisherman, whose sailing trip with his wife, Lily, takes an ...Read more

5 game-changing books shaping the future of medicine
The American health care system stands at a crossroads — fragmented, costly and often failing the very people it aims to serve. Yet across hospitals, tech startups, policy labs and patient advocacy groups, a new wave of reformers is reshaping the future of medicine.
These five books offer critical insights into how we can build a more ...Read more

Hidden identities and global conspiracies revealed in dark thriller
A shadowy elite plan to enslave the world will succeed if good people do nothing … but in J.H. Jones’ ambitious and imaginative "Rogue Unit: Awakening," there are still a few good men and women willing to fight back.
David Smith, an Office of Naval Intelligence investigator posing as an accountant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and...Read more

Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Childhood and the secret of the creek
It is nearing twilight, and I have come home to stand at the edge of the woods.
My ears at first can only pick up the chirping of crickets and tree frogs in the still of the South Carolina summer evening.
But then, daring to move in closer, I hear what I came for, the sweet trickle of the little creek that winds its way behind the woods and ...Read more