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Obsidian by Thomas King

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin It’s been some time since I read an installment of the DreadfulWater Mysteries. Too long. The Red Power Murders...

The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale by Haley McGee

Reviewed by Gail M. Murray The title alone stops you dead in your tracks! At age thirty-one and newly moved to London, England, Haley...

Blind Date by Brenda Chapman

Reviewed by Jim Napier For the past two decades, Ottawa writer Brenda Chapman has earned legions of avid followers for her wide-ranging...

Five Hard and Crunchy SF Tales by Michèle Laframboise

Reviewed by Robert Runté When I say “science fiction,” most people immediately picture Star Trek/Star Wars-style space opera, or at least...

Cherry Blossom Time - ORB April 2022

Whether in Tokyo, Vancouver or Washington, readers will soon be toting books to enjoy under the cherry blossoms. In this issue, ORB’s...

The Ghost of Suzuko by Vincent Brault

Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Billed as a very Japanese novel from Quebec, The Ghost of Suzuko is just that. Quite enjoyable to read, it...

A Factotum in the Book Trade by Marius Kociejowski

Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann Early in this memoir, author Marius Kociejowski laments the ongoing wave of closures of small bookshops...

Wild Not Broken by Sarah Kades

Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin “He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. ‘You’re wild, not broken.’’’ A perceptive horse metaphor lopes...

Not Your Child by Lis Angus

Reviewed by Jim Napier Susan Koss enjoys a rewarding life as a family psychologist and single parent raising her twelve-year-old daughter...

City of Sensors by A.M. Todd

Reviewed by Robert Runté If you are at all into film noir or hard-boiled detectives, then City of Sensors may be for you. The setting may...

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