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DR. BRINKLEY’S TOWER, by Robert Hough

May 10, 2013

A TINY MEXICAN VILLAGE is transformed by a US quack doctor’s pirate radio station. Lovely 1930s historical.

Grade: SOLID B

DR. BRINKLEY'S TOWER
Steerforth Press
2013

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THE DEAD WOMEN OF JUAREZ, by Sam Hawken

April 9, 2013

A BROKEDOWN US BOXER, drawn into investigating the hundreds of women murdered in Ciudad Juárez.  Grim, true.

Grade: SOLID B

THE DEAD WOMEN OF JUAREZ
Serpent's Tail
2012

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THIS LOVE IS NOT FOR COWARDS, by Robert Andrew Powell

April 30, 2012

TOUCHING TRUE STORY of the pride and hope the beleaguered citizens of Ciudad Juárez have found in soccer.

Grade: SOLID B

THIS LOVE IS NOT FOR COWARDS: SALVATION AND SOCCER IN CIUDAD JUAREZ
Bloomsbury USA
2012

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