One of Them
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Musa Okwonga – a young Black man who grew up in a predominantly working-class town – was not...
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Blackfish City
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After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of...
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Return of the Thief (The Queen's Thief #6)
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The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making, conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Queen’s...
Tapestry of Treason
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Her actions could make history – but at what price? 1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser,...
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Wandering Souls
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One night, not long after the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Thanh and Minh flee...
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The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)
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Vladimir Jabotinsky's Story of My Life
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Rachel King (13 KP) rated The Centurion's Wife (Acts of Faith, #1) in Books
Feb 11, 2019
This book is the first book in the series Acts of Faith, which I like because not only are all the loose threads not accounted for, but also because I would love to see other Biblical characters portrayed by these authors, such as Paul. I look forward to continuing the series with the next book, The Hidden Flame.
This is how Christian fiction should be written, in my humble opinion. The beliefs and doubts of the characters are real and believable - even to the point of looking messy and contradictory. Their faith hasn't been softened and molded by political correctness, too afraid to quote more than a few fee-good verses from Psalms or even use the name of Jesus. A Christian is not a one-dimensional type-cast description, and neither should the characters in a Christian fiction novel be.
Gloria (27 KP) rated Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders in Books
Jul 18, 2017
Desert Blood is a mystery unlike any other. Gripping, heart-wrenching, set against the tough, lacerating reality of border-town engaging mystery, but it is more than well-written entertainment. It is an important book that sheds light on the Juárez murders--the ongoing slaughter of young Mexican women in the border city of Juárez by persons unknown. Desert Blood weaves together its fictional tale and the known facts of these notorious crimes in a way that reveals the cultural and political attitudes that have allowed these murders to continue with the indifference--if not the outright complicity--of Mexican authorities.
Gaspar de Alba not only crafts a suspenseful plot but tackles prejudice in many of its ugly forms: against gays, against Hispanics, against the poor. It's an in-your-face, no-holds-barred story full of brutality, graphic violence, and ultimately, redemption. Offering a powerful depiction of social injustice and serial murder on the U.S.-Mexican border, this is an essential purchase for both mystery and Hispanic fiction collections.