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SENSATIONAL WILD-WEST DETECTIVE yarn features the “Holmes On the Range” brothers—a pair of cowboys turned sleuths—guarding a fossil dig in Wyoming with trouble not far behind. Brilliant return of these colorful characters in a sharp, twisty plot. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hunters-of-the-dead-steve-hockensmith/1144073554?ean=9781685493455

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A FRESH, INSIGHTFUL, FUNNY and touching memoir by writer and activist Curtis Chin is a time machine back to his childhood and his family’s Detroit restaurant. Sharp observations on growing up gay and Chinese-American in the 1980s. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/everything-i-learned-i-learned-in-a-chinese-restaurant-curtis-chin/1143031737?ean=9780316507653

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BARBRA STREISAND’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY is as unique as its subject and her remarkable career. Lots of candor about her childhood and her professional life, very little gossip about her romantic life, a strong throughline of moral and artistic clarity. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-name-is-barbra-barbra-streisand/1108730905?ean=9780525429524

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NEAR-FUTURE NOIR THRILLER, set in a Pacific Northwest sodden with “broken weather,” combines lots of action and a colorful cast of characters for a highly entertaining read. B PLUS

https://splinterpress.com/product/the-dissection-and-reassembly-of-cohen-hoard/

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THE EXTRAORDINARY, TRAGICALLY SHORT life of Tupac Shakur is explored in this authorized biography, rich with detail from his family, friends, and colleagues. Insightful, clear writing with heart. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tupac-shakur-staci-robinson/1143003997?ean=9781524761042

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BRITNEY SPEARS’S LONG-AWAITED memoir is unsparingly candid and surprisingly sweet. There’s grief here, but little grievance in this thoughtful look at the truth behind an overwhelmingly hyped image. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-in-me-britney-spears/1143770186?ean=9781668009048

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THE GREATEST ELIZABETHAN MYSTERY—who killed Amy Robsart, wife of the Queen’s favorite, Robert Dudley?—explored in this intriguingly framed novel that breathes new life into a much-told story. Richly envisioned. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-minds-evil-toy-g-lawrence/1143908991

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DELIGHTFUL, UNLIKELY SLEUTH Mrs. Pargeter—widow of an English crime boss—gathers her late husband’s crew to solve two linked mysteries. Entertaining cozy is author Simon Brett at his best. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mrs-pargeters-patio-simon-brett/1143403622?ean=9781448311286

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A MAGIC-INFUSED FAMILY SAGA traces the lives and the gifts of three generations of Dominican-American women. Beautifully realized characterizations and lush prose shine. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/family-lore-elizabeth-acevedo/1142598431?ean=9780063207264

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