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When Life Drops a Coconut on Your Head…

A Las Vegas comic billed as “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Lonny Day has built his career around impressions, especially a dead-on imitation of the President. Then the President is assassinated, Lonny’s signature act becomes unthinkable and almost everything else in his life starts coming apart. His wife, Doris,…
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September 16, 2026
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Rediscovering Muriel Spark’s Brilliant and Enigmatic Life

James Bailey earned a doctorate in literature and has proven himself to be an insightful, exceptionally rigorous researcher while becoming the foremost expert on the brilliant, enigmatic iconoclast Dame Muriel Spark. He wrote Muriel Spark’s Early Fiction: Literary Subversion and Experiments with Form. Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The…
Linda Hitchcock
August 31, 2026
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6 Works of Crime Fiction That Reinvent Justice

What if the justice system didn't stop at prison? What if it prevented crimes before they happened, asked offenders to experience the pain they'd caused, or sought healing instead of punishment? These six works of crime fiction take familiar questions about crime and accountability in strikingly different directions. Some embrace…
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June 29, 2026
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Mindfulness Meets Murder in Crime Thriller Debut

Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…
Linda Hitchcock
May 29, 2026
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“The Museum Detective” Features an Archaeological Mystery in Karachi

Kudos to publisher SOHO Crime for their continued commitment to presenting international, multicultural mysteries and thrillers, providing readers with exciting, well-crafted plots and fresh viewpoints. London-based, multi-award-winning journalist and novelist Maha Khan Phillips was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, the setting for The Museum Detective, now available in paperback. This series…
Linda Hitchcock
May 19, 2026