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Bird (Above the East China Sea) crafts a number of clever scenarios that build tension around Cathy's disguise as a man, creating a not-to-be-missed read for fans of historical military fiction and strong female protagonists.
Toggling her plot between two time lines and drawing on the experiences of a close relative, a member of the Ojibwe tribe, who attended such a boarding school in the 1950s, first novelist Skenandore unfolds a heartbreaking story about the destructive legacy of the forced assimilation of Native American children. Historical fiction readers and book discussion groups will find much to ponder here.
Recommended for Western fans as well as for those who are drawn to historical fiction about Indian captives, such as Alan Le May's classic The Searchers.
This low-key tale of a legendary outlaw and his pursuer will delight the author's fans as well as readers who fancy Westerns about notorious figures of the Old West.
Like other novels that illuminate lesser-known relatives of famous people (e.g., Marie Benedict's The Other Einstein and Melanie Benjamin's The Aviator's Wife), this one focuses on the artist whom Little Women fans first knew as Amy March.
Not to be missed by Wilder's grown-up fans or those who enjoy historical fiction about the settling of the American West in the late 1800s. [See Prepub Alert, 3/27/17.]
Readers of Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski or Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum may enjoy this California sleuthing sister. [See Prepub Alert, 3/23/17.]
Inspired by "real world events," Turow (Presumed Innocent; Identical) crafts a complex and haunting tale of war crimes that will not only satisfy his courtroom drama devotees but also readers of international thrillers. [See Prepub Alert, 11/7/16.]
This stand-alone suspense novel is not to be missed by Scottoline's fans as well as other readers who relish fast-paced thrillers by Linda Fairstein and John Grisham. [See Prepub Alert, 10/24/16.]