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| Three thrillers that keep the pages turning Buy these books I shared three terrific thrillers on the radio earlier this week, and I heard from so many of you that I'm back with more. (The original three, by the way, are "Bluebird, Blubird" by Attica Locke; "The Forgotten Girls" by Owen Laukkanen; and the audiobook of James Grippando's "Cane and Abe.") Now, on to three more: "The Racketeer" by John Grisham After a long absence from John Grisham, I've returned to him through his 2012 novel, "The Racketeer." This book made me realize that I've missed Grisham's twisty, duplicitous plots and believably complex characters. This book centers on Malcolm Bannister, who is five years into a 10-year prison sentence, after having been swept up — unjustly — in an FBI racketeering sting. Bannister has spent his time in prison doing legal work for fellow inmates and concocting elaborate revenge fantasies to shorten his prison sentence. Then, an unexpected opportunity presents itself: the murder of a federal judge and his young girlfriend. I can't say more without spoiling it for you, but if you've let your Grisham reading lapse the way I did, "The Racketeer" is a great way to pick up again. "Everything You Want Me to Be" by Mindy Mejia It's always nice when you can heap some praise on a Minnesota writer. Mindy Mejia has Midwestern farming in her blood and a convincing appreciation for the windswept bleakness of winter in these parts. Into that setting she places teenage Hattie Hoffman: talented, restless and bound for bigger things than the small town where she was raised. Hattie is an accomplished actress and unknowable, in the ways that teen girls often are, to her friends and family. When Hattie is murdered, investigators begin to uncover her secret life, including a reckless teacher, a manipulative personality and a plan to leave Minnesota far behind. Read it now and pre-order her next book, "Leave No Trace," for its release in September. "Need to Know" by Karen Cleveland A guest recommendation from Stephanie Curtis CIA analyst Vivian Miller’s desk job turns life-or-death in this deft spy novel. As she follows the digital trail of a Russian sleeper cell, she begins to question the loyalties of colleagues, friends and family. While it doesn’t have the richness found in FX’s domestic espionage thriller “The Americans,” its narrative reversals will keep you turning the pages as Vivian struggles to stay a step ahead of her adversaries. -Kerri Miller | ||
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| A look at the "Father of Christian Rock" "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" by Gregory Thornbury Buy this book Gregory Alan Thornbury's new book chronicles the life of Larry Norman and his battles with Evangelicalism. More | ||
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| An author who starts where most others end "The Fighter" by Michael Farris Smith Buy this book Bookseller Steve Iwanski recommends a novel about "a down-on-his-luck, beat-up old prize fighter, who loses $12,000 that he needed to pay off his ruthless boss." That's only the beginning. More | ||
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