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The Feeling of Iron by Giaime Alonge

An evil Nazi doctor, a Russian KGB agent and a rogue Mossad operative who is a survivor of vile scientific experiments are the principal actors here, the latter two stalking the former in a story that alternates between the 1940s and the 1980s. Swiftly moving, rich with detail and satisfying on several levels.
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The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller

During a bitter English winter two women struggle with pregnancy and family strife as well as dealing with family pasts that magnify their unhappiness. Finely and sensitively written this book is presently shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

Grim, funny and frightening, this tale of witchery, confusion and evil juxtaposed with a curious innocence is fascinating and compelling. Not quite fantasy, not quite stock fiction, not anything ordinary.
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Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser

A young girl whose sight is threatened by a mysterious ailment is escorted by her grandfather through the great art museums of Paris so that she may view various forms of beauty before her possible loss of vision. Warm but intellectual, it is a joy.
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The Book of I by David Greig

A Viking raid on a 9th century monastery, set on an island off the Scottish coast has unexpected consequences for all: the raiders, the victims, the reader. Written with a light touch, spiced with occasional humor, often of a delightfully vulgar nature, make this a good read.
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Return to Sender by Craig Johnson

Walt Longmire once again faces adversity, pain and struggle to find and return a postal delivery person who has disappeared into Wyoming’s Red Desert in the vicinity of a sinister religious cult. The expected humor and erudition will satisfy veteran and new readers of Johnson’s work.
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