“With its understated title and placid cover image of a rosy-cheeked lion with a small gray bird on his shoulder, The Lion and the Bird is clearly not where the wild things are.
“Elizabeth Crook vividly paints the terror, panic, and confusion as well as the bloody results of real-life shooter Charles Whitman’s horrendous actions.”
“There are many volumes that discuss in almost excruciating depth players’ stats, off field antics, amazing plays, and endless facts about the game itself.
“The Gears have written an epic novel that combines the cultural history of Cahokia with the fast-paced narrative of a thriller to explore the all too human and universal dangers of greed a
“Though not Appelfeld’s best work, Suddenly, Love despite its deceptive simplicity offers much food for thought and would be a good choice for book groups.”
“The Anarchist enlivens a violent, edgy period not so far away from the assassination of William McKinley by a deranged, misguided, idealist immigrants’ son . . .”
“Readers will pore over the many humorous details that depict the miniature inventor’s thought process: how he pulls the shoelace from an old boot, how he peeps out of an old typewriter lab
“If you like your thrillers a little on the strange and dystopian side or your dystopias a little on the mythological and crime-solving side, Peacemaker
“This is a story that is rich in human drama, with a tinge of predictability; however, the clever use of parallels will intrigue the reader long after finishing the novel.”
“My Lady of the Bog is a page-turner with a corpse we can fall in love with, runes we should have read, and a sword-hacked scholar in a carpeted study of prim, modern-day London.”
“Cremer delivers it all: intrigue, romance, dangerous adventures, imaginative machines, and perilous secrets. What more could anyone ask for? This is a delightful read.”