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Book Review: Hollywood Horrors by Andrea Van Landingham
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Book Review: Hollywood Horrors by Andrea Van Landingham

Man of la BookNovember 17, 2021

Hollywood Horrors tells of dark past of Tinseltown, where movies stars, studios, and criminals are almost indistinguishable.

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Book Review: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
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Book Review: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman

Man of la BookAugust 9, 2021

Rabbi David Small might be implicated in a mysterious murder, all this while his contract with the temple is up for renewal.

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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr
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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookMay 15, 2019

A novel featuring German detective Bernie Gunther, this time between World War I and II. This is the 14th book in the series, published after Mr. Kerr’s death.

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Book Review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
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Book Review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

Man of la BookMarch 7, 2019

The horror in this book has nothing to do with imaginary monsters, but with the horror of what humans are able to do to one another. It is fascinating

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher
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Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher

Man of la BookOctober 17, 2018

The book immediately caught my attention since I really enjoy these min-biographies which delve in depth into a short, but meaningful time in the subject’s life

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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord
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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2018

Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord is a novel, imagining the famous Captain Ahab coming back from, what thought to have been, his last sail

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Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookJuly 5, 2012

The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very rich client.

An offer too good to be true.

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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookNovember 22, 2010

The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.

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Book Review: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
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Book Review: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg

Man of la BookJuly 29, 2010

Läckberg does a masterful job capturing the feel of a small town with lots of history to bury, where every ripple causes a big effect in the lives of people

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