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		<title>Featured Excerpt: Scream City by Hannah Morrissey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prologue Wednesday, July 9, 1997 Her necropolis has a name. Historic and haunted, the handful of homes and shops that butt up along the Kinnickinnic River make up Milwaukee’s oldest neighborhood: Walker’s Point. While highway commuters might see what appears to be a smattering of black brick buildings sprouting from the concrete like a jungle…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Excerpt: Chasing Demons by Will Shindler</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2003 The room smelt of lavender, the artificial sort, overpowering and sickly. A cleaning spray or an air freshener, perhaps. Joel Sampson’s eyes settled on the vase of artificial flowers on the coffee table in front of him. A fly had landed on the plastic green stem of a lilac, and he watched as it…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alchemy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m aware most authors use Word documents for their first drafts, but I always write mine on the dim-lit landscapes of my evening walks. Maybe it’s why they’re so full of introspection. Sailing on song lyrics, the smell of French fries that domes the city center, the deserted streets sprinkled with deserted tables. In small…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women Spies in Life and Literature</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Reay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In recent years, numerous books have shared with us the incredible work, sacrifice, and bravery of women working throughout WWII, as many of those files have been declassified. <i>A Woman of No Importance</i> by Sonia Purnell introduced us to American Virginia Hall, who served within Britain’s SOE; Lynne Olson’s <i>Madame Fourcade’s Secret War </i>focused upon…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cooking the Books The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doreen Sheridan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our heavily pregnant series heroine Jules Capshaw is busy trying to ensure that everything at her beloved bakeshop Torte is fully prepared for her to finally take time off for maternity leave. Making life even more hectic is her best friend Lance Rousseau, who needs her help as planning for his wedding kicks into high…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Killer Deals: October 2026 Discounted Mystery and Thriller eBooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LEAVE NO TRACE by A. J. Landau 1-Oct-26 &#8211; 1-Nov-26, $2.99 THE BLUE HORSE by Bruce Borgos 1-Oct-26 &#8211; 1-Nov-26, $2.99 REVENGE, SERVED ROYAL by Celeste Connally 1-Oct-26 &#8211; 1-Nov-26, $2.99 WE BEGIN AT THE END by Chris Whitaker 1-Oct-26 &#8211; 8-Oct-26, $2.99 BAD SUMMER PEOPLE by Emma Rosenblum 1-Oct-26 &#8211; 8-Oct-26, $2.99 ORPHAN X…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Minotaur Sampler: Volume 23: Take the Quiz &amp; Discover Your Next Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Codename Author: Parsing Fact from Fiction When Writing about Espionage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Westbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From biographies to fiction and page to screen, spies have a persistent allure. I suspect a large part of their appeal is that espionage resonates with one’s inner child that misses the days of sneaking about, snooping, and eavesdropping with relative impunity. Manners and maturity (and legal rights to privacy) eventually curb that natural curiosity…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book Review: We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Webb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<i>We Chase Shadows</i>, the second <i>We Solve Murders</i> mystery, is funny, poignant, and perceptive, which we’ve come to expect from Richard Osman. Amy, Rosie, and Steve have evolved since we first met them. Steve, a retired copper and widower, lives in a small village where he lives a predictable life. He talks to his dead…]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Featured Excerpt: Last Mission to Paris by Susan Elia MacNeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prologue June 1, 1944 Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück Fürstenberg, Germany Five days before D-day The woman forced herself to open her eyes. She took a deep breath, then pushed herself to roll over, sit up, and survive just one more day. She counted ninety-three days since arriving at Ravensbrück, the women’s prison camp in the swampland north…]]></description>
		
		
		
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