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SCORCHED EGGS

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Three 40-something gal pals pool their resources to solve another local crime. Suzanne, Toni and Petra own the Cackleberry Club, a popular restaurant in the…

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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

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A series of mishaps and machinations change the course of history. Gamaliel, the Rabban of the Sanhedrin, constantly argues with Caiaphas, High Priest of the…

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IT’S SO GOOD!

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The design of this cookbook cleverly supports young chefs in their mess-making—er, cooking. With glossy pages that will withstand a wet-washcloth cleanup and…

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SUBTLY WORDED

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These short stories of Russian peasants, artists and lovers show few signs of their age and much that is timeless.Teffi, pen name of Nadezhda…

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Unbosoming: Megan Hart

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We’re big Megan Hart fans here at RT, last year we gave her our coveted Book of the Year for her gripping Tea

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SECRET OF A THOUSAND BEAUTIES

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Set in 1930s China, Yip’s latest intrigue follows a runaway “ghost wife” as she finds a place in the world amid imperial loyalists and the…

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THE VINEYARD

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In this engrossing mashup of chick lit, mystery and romance, Hurley (The Prodigal, 2013, etc.) conjures up experiences that provoke three beautiful young women marred…

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BACKYARD

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A gardening competition leads to sounds of snipping in the backyard.Blistering and broiling in a steam room someone forgot to properly calibrate, Jasper Burdick…

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BEN-GURION

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In her valuable new biography, Shapira (Emerita, Humanities/Tel Aviv Univ.; Israel: A History, 2012) provides a concise appraisal of a founding father of the…