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The kidnapping of Margaret Rotheram as a child was, in many ways, the making of her. A curious statement, yes. But it was a truthful one. For her new family moved in illustrious spheres of influence which brought Margaret, who is an especially gifted and intelligent child, to the notice of a very special and highly elite organisation which is known, rather prosaically, as the "Organisation."

Munich the Man Who Said No! is a novel from David Laws. It is set against the back drop of the 1938 Munich Conference. An American foreign news correspondent gatecrashes the conference to make a protest at what he perceived as the surrender of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany. However, before he can make his feelings known to Chamberlain,

Sid the Madeiran Wall Lizard is a debut novel from author Heather Heath Gorton. It is aimed at children up to age 7 to help teach them about wildlife, the habitats they live in and how such creatures are precious. It's also a very entertaining story about Sid the Madeiran Wall Lizard who lives on the island of Madeira and who is having a bit of a problem with keeping his feet cool under the

I'm breaking all my own blog rules by reviewing Hank Phillippi Ryan's standalone two weeks before release date. But,  Trust Me, you're going to want to pre-order this suspense novel. If it's handled correctly, this should be this summer's Gone Girl.  Ryan has been on the bestseller lists, but Trust Me should be her breakout novel, the one readers will remember. With that kind of lead-in, now I have to say  Trust Me is a difficult novel to summarize without spoilers. It's been over a year since Mercer Hennessey's husband and daughter were killed in a tragic accident, but she's still in mourning. So, it comes as a shock to her when her former editor, Katherine Craft, calls her and asks her to take on a book assignment. She wants her to watch the trial of Ashlyn Bryant, a mother accused of killing her toddler daughter, once known as "Baby Boston" when the body was still unidentified. If Ashlyn is found guilty, and everyone seems to assume she wi...

Winning the Weight Battle is a startling new book on obesity and weight loss from Ian B. Stark. Mr Stark makes a claim that, on the face of it, might seem absurd. He argues that a lack of sugar is a cause of the increase in obesity. He has studied physiology for 40 years and he issues a challenge to the media for what he calls a regular misrepresentation of the science of sugars. He points

I can always count on one of Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters suspense novels to drag me back into reading. I should just stockpile the books so that I know I have something I'll always want to read. I'm a little behind, but it doesn't matter. Wicked Deeds is one of my favorites in the ongoing series. Special Agent Griffin Pryce and historian/writer Vickie Preston are meandering their way to Alexandria, Virginia. They have a little time before Vickie reports to Quantico for training. She's going to join the FBI, and then the elite team of agents who make up the Krewe of Hunters. The agents all have some sort of paranormal abilities, to see or connect with the dead, and they use those abilities in solving crimes. Vickie has already been involved in several cases. In the first, as a teenage babysitter, she was saved by the ghost of the older brother of the boy she was babysitting. He sent her straight to a young cop named Griffin Pryce. Nine years later, she's b...