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Book review: Fever House by Keith Rosson

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Book review: Fever House by Keith Rosson   Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Keith Rosson is the author of the novels Fever House, Smoke City, Road Seven, and The Mercy of the Tide as well as the Shirley Jackson Award-winning story collection Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner and their two children. Publisher:  Random House ( Aug 15, 2023) Length: 448 pages Formats: a udiobook, ebook, paperback  Fever House opens with two leg-breakers, Tim Reed and Hutch Holtz, doing their rounds, collecting money for their boss. Initially, you get the noirish vibe but once they find a peculiar artifact in the freezer of one of their "debtors", all hell breaks loose. The object in question? A severed hand that makes people around it mad and violent, filled with the urge to hurt, bite, and rend. Of course, the government is involved; it’s all a part of a potentially world-breaking conspiracy. Once the action hits the groun...

Book review: The September House by Carissa Orlando

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  Book links: Amazon, Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Carissa Orlando has a doctorate in clinical-community psychology and specializes in work with children and adolescents. In her “day job,” Carissa works to improve the quality of and access to mental health care for children and their families. Prior to her career in psychology, Carissa studied creative writing in college and has written creatively in some form since she was a child. It was only a matter of time before Carissa, an avid horror fan for much of her life, merged her understanding of the human psyche and deep love for storytelling into a piece of fiction. Publisher: Berkley ( Sep 05, 2023)   Length:  352 pages   Formats: ebook, audiobook, paperback Navigating the housing market is hard. Margaret and Hal had always dreamed about owning the house but couldn’t afford it. Once they saw a listing for a grand Victorian home at an unusually low price, they took a leap of faith. Without getting into details...