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January 15, 2020

Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy

January 15, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski
Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy

A new book tells the riveting story of an 1881 Far North expedition that went horribly awry.

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January 15, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski/
Environment/Geology
Buddy Levy, St. Martin's Press, Peggy Kurkowski, nonfiction, exploration, extreme cliimates, Action/Adventure
January 08, 2020

Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake

January 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake

An independent-minded American woman thinks she has no use for a seemingly-idle British Duke, but love might have other plans …

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January 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Romance
Regency Romance, Olivia Drake, St. Martin's Press, Steve Donoghue
November 27, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.”

Actions fueled by love are not always attractive or even right but they are always meaningful.

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November 27, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
Saul Black, St. Martin's Press, It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, mystery series, mystery fiction, thrillers, crime fiction
June 06, 2019

Moneyland by Oliver Bullough

June 06, 2019/ David Murphy
Moneyland by Oliver Bullough

Moneyland is muddled by an unnecessary political context that misplaces criticism and neglects moral ambiguities.

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June 06, 2019/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Oliver Bullough, St. Martin's Press, Economics, David Murphy
February 26, 2019

The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

February 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

The science fiction world now has this one last hefty volume of wonders as a reminder of a great editor now gone.

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February 26, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Press, science fiction, anthology, best of collections, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
February 08, 2019

Team of Vipers by Cliff Sims

February 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
Team of Vipers by Cliff Sims

There’s virtually nothing in this book that couldn’t have been written by a careful viewer of MSNBC.


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February 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Cliff Sims, St. Martin's Press, American government, American Presidents, American politics, MacMillan Publishers, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
February 06, 2019

It’s a Mystery: “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery:  “Evil for evil’s sake is an invention of man”

A mystery that comes together like the bulletin board full of thread and pins.

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February 06, 2019/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
David Housewright, Minotaur Books, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, St. Martin's Press, detective fiction, thrillers, suspense, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction
January 14, 2019

White Stag by Kara Barbieri

January 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
White Stag by Kara Barbieri

White Stag is thrilling and sharply complex throughout, exactly the kind of fiction debut that makes a reader eager for more.

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January 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Horror, Fiction-Young Adult
Kara Barbieri, Wednesday Books, Wattpad, St. Martin's Press, science fiction, fantasy, horror, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
September 25, 2018

It’s a Mystery: “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed”

September 25, 2018/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed”

Inside the select clubs of the world’s most prestigious places of higher learning.

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September 25, 2018/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Ian K. Smith, Irma Heldman, It's a Mystery, conspiracies, Harvard University, secret societies, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction
September 15, 2018

An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver

An escapist mystery set in a wonderful evocation of the carefree high society world of 1930s London.

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September 15, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
An Act of Villainy, Ashley Weaver, Minotaur Books, amateur detective, series, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Publishers, mystery fiction, Steve Donoghue
September 02, 2018

Pandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold

September 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Pandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold

The story of a catastrophe that changed the nature of an entire generation.

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September 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Pandemic 1918, Catharine Arnold, St. Martin's Press, pandemic, Spanish Flu, epidemic, The Great Influenza, Pale Rider, disease, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
September 01, 2018

The King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley

September 01, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley

Research reveals new details about the conspiracy to kill King James I by the Duke of Buckingham

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September 01, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, History
Benjamin Woolley, St. Martin's Press, English history, English Monarchy, conspiracies, assassins, King James I, Duke of Buckingham, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
July 06, 2018

Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts

July 06, 2018/ Sabrina Rourke
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts

A romantic thriller featuring the ripped-from-the-headlines issue of gun violence alongside trauma recovery, romance, and family drama.

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July 06, 2018/ Sabrina Rourke/
Fiction-Romance, Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Shelter in Place, Nora Roberts, St. Martin's Press, Sabrina Rourke, thrillers, writers, MacMillan Publishers
May 02, 2018

President Carter: The White House Years by Stuart E. Eizenstat

May 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
President Carter: The White House Years by Stuart E. Eizenstat

A firsthand account and comprehensive history of one of our most underappreciated Presidents.

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May 02, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics, Biography/Memoir
Stuart E. Eizenstat, Thomas Dunne Books, Jimmy Carter, American Presidents, politics, St. Martin's Press, MacMillan Publishers, Steve Donoghue
April 18, 2018

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

April 18, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

A finely-drawn fictional Viking world, full of characters who all share in common their harsh awareness that they could die tomorrow.

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April 18, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Young Adult, Fiction-Debut
Sky in the Deep, Adrienne Young, Wednesday Books, St. Martin's Press, historical fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
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