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Jodé Millman

Jodé Millman

Jodé Millman is the author of the “Queen City Crimes” Series, novels inspired by true crimes in the Hudson Valley. She has been the recipient of the Independent Press, American Fiction, and Independent Publisher Bronze IPPY Awards, and was a Finalist for the Romance Writers of America Daphne DuMaurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, the Clue, and the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. She’s an attorney, the host/producer of The Backstage with the Bardavon podcast, and the creator of The Writer’s Law School.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Gets Found in Translation in “Whereabouts”

A decade ago, Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri and her family became expats living in Rome, Italy, and during that time, she immersed herself in the unfamiliar culture, which included writing in Italian. For most people, stepping outside their comfort zone can be difficult, stressful and even painful. Lahiri, on…
Jodé Millman
April 28, 2021
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Detective Runs Away From the Present Only to Be Confronted by Her Past in “When The Stars Go Dark”

In bestselling author Paula McLain’s new novel, When The Stars Go Dark (Ballantine), Detective Anna Hart is always running from terrible memories. They could be nightmares about her mother’s death, her childhood separation from her brother and sister, or her tumultuous time in foster care. Most recently, though, she’s bolting…
Jodé Millman
April 13, 2021
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Agatha Raisin Jumps the Hurdles in “Hot to Trot”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hot-to-trot.jpg Agatha Raisin can’t resist men — or a good mystery. She’s attracted to them like a moth to a flame, or as she is to gin and tonic. In the newest M.C. Beaton mystery, aptly titled Hot to Trot (Minotaur), Agatha’s out to clear the name of her former…
Jodé Millman
November 17, 2020
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Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Murder-in-Old-Bombay.jpg Books are like time machines, transporting us to faraway places that stir our imagination. Murder in Old Bombay (Minotaur), the thrilling debut mystery from Nev March, is one such novel. It conjures the exotic fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine, and meats roasting at the local bazaars, images of women in…
Jodé Millman
November 10, 2020
Fiction

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out, Asks DeLillo in His Latest Novel

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/the-silence-don-delillo.jpg In his latest slim novel, The Silence (Scribner), Don DeLillo attacks technology and its domination over every aspect of our existence. The story begins in the near future of February 2022 on a transatlantic flight from Paris to New York. Jim Kripps, a claims adjuster, and his poet partner,…
Jodé Millman
October 23, 2020
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Tana French’s Standalone Stunner Follows Chicago Cop’s Search for Missing Irish Teen

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheSearcher.jpg "Taught, chiseled and propulsive." — Vogue "Crime fiction fans won't want to miss this one." — Publishers Weekly "A slow-burn stunner that will keep readers turning the pages late into the night." — Library Journal —∞— Old habits die hard. Especially if you’re a middle-aged ex-cop from Chicago who’s specialized…
Jodé Millman
October 6, 2020

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