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SON OF DESTRUCTION, by Kit Reed

February 19, 2013

SPOOKY TALE COMBINES Florida-style Southern Gothic and the supernatural for chilling suspense. Kit Reed rules!

Grade: B PLUS

SON OF DESTRUCTION
Severn House
2013

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THE UNINVITED GUESTS, by Sadie Jones

December 11, 2012

PRE-WAR ENGLISH COMEDY OF manners turns into a dreamlike tale of family secrets and the afterlife.  Haunting!

Grade: SOLID B

THE UNINVITED GUESTS
HarperCollins
2012

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THE GREATCOAT, by Helen Dunmore

December 9, 2012

WISTFUL, COMPELLING GHOST story in the grand English tradition of Daphne du Maurier and Susan Hill.

Grade: SOLID B

THE GREATCOAT: A GHOST STORY
Atlantic Monthly Press
2012

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THE GENERAL’S MISTRESS, by Jo Graham

November 12, 2012

DASHING HISTORICAL IS crammed a bit too full, with kinky sex and psychic powers atop court intrigue, battles.

Grade: B MINUS

THE GENERAL'S MISTRESS
Gallery Books
2012

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YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE, by Stefan Kiesbye

November 10, 2012

DELICATELY CRAFTED, GRIM little tales about a rural German town haunted by ghosts, by cruelty, and by the past.

Grade: B PLUS

YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE
Penguin
2012

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GHOST KEY, by Trish J. MacGregor

October 22, 2012

ANGRY SPIRITS POSSESS the residents of a small Florida island in this spooky, complex paranormal thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

GHOST KEY
Tor
2012

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THE COLDEST WAR, by Ian Tregillis

September 22, 2012

GRIM, COMPLEX TALE of a Cold War fought with magic: British warlocks vs. Soviet-captured Nazi magical tech.

Grade: B PLUS

THE COLDEST WAR
Tor
2012

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THE APOCALYPSE CODEX, by Charles Stross

August 29, 2012

TENSE PARANORMAL THRILLER with a touch of snark as the UK’s supernatural secret service takes on US cultists.

Grade: B PLUS

THE APOCALYPSE CODEX: A LAUNDRY FILES NOVEL
Penguin/Ace
2012

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BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES, by Carolyn Haines

August 12, 2012

A PERKY SOUTHERN SLEUTH goes undercover at a combination spa and psychics’ retreat. Alas, all too muddled.

Grade: C PLUS

BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES: A SARAH BOOTH DELANEY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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HITCHERS, by Will McIntosh

March 3, 2012

COMPLEX, ULTRA-SMART PARANORMAL thriller takes us inside an epidemic where people are possessed by angry ghosts.

Grade: B PLUS

HITCHERS
Night Shade Books
2012

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