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[Book Review] Ghazals: A Collection of Ghazals in English by Shankar N Kashyap
The word Ghazal conjures up images of swirling dervishes and incense and deep trans states. Ghazals were spread across the land by the Sufi mystics. This is an attempt to construct Ghazals in a format as close to traditional Persian verses as possible, within the constraints of the English language. This is a book not only for the connoisseurs of Ghazals but also for anyone who loves to read poetry.
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[Book Review] The Arboretum After Midnight by W.T. O’ Brien
Whitney Colliers was an astonishingly beautiful woman. She worked as studio manager and ambassador for a well-known Seattle interior designer. Whitney was a tease to everyone, and she delivered on her advertising. After creating her usual friction at an afternoon party for a local artist, Whitney requested a ride from an ardent admirer to a local park to give her dog a run. She was left there right around midnight. She was discovered dead the next morning by a jogger.
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[Book Review] Poison at the Village Show by Catherine Coles
Blurb With the war finally over the residents of Westleham village are trying to reclaim a sense of normality and the upcoming village show is proving to be a popular event! Newcomer, Martha Miller, has high hopes for the village show. Since her husband Stan left for work one day and never returned, some of […]
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[Book Review] The Mystery of the Lost Husbands by Gina Cheyne
Is murdering husbands an addiction or merely a bad habit? This is the question facing Private Investigator Cat Harrington when rich builder, Tom Drayton, dies shortly after his wedding night. Suspicion falls on his widow, Anastasia Rodriguez, the survivor of three previous ‘lost’ husbands.
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[Book Review] Unravelling by Helen Forbes
Two bodies are found buried in a Highland forest, a place that haunts the dreams of Kate Sharp. Her mother, Ellen, died when Kate was a child. Does the forest hold the secret to her death?