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Limelight Book Reviews: 2013 Limelight Reviews

Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch

East Indies by Ian Burnet

East Indies by Ian Burnet

Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark

Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark

Monsters in Our Midst by Robert Bloch (ed.)

Monsters in Our Midst by Robert Bloch (ed.)

Tales of Mystery & Imagination Edgar Allen Poe

Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

Carrie by Stephen King

The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah

The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah

Live by Night by Dennis Lehane

Live by Night by Dennis Lehane

The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy By Regina Jeffers

The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy By Regina Jeffers

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

City of Djinns by William Dalyrymple

City of Djinns by William Dalyrymple

The Color of Water - James McBride

The Color of Water by James McBride

On-Basilisk-Station-David-Weber

Author Review: David Weber's Honorverse Books

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith

Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman

Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman

5-10-15 cookbook

5-10-15 Cookbook by Readers' Digest

a cracking of spines roy h lewis

Author Review: Roy Harley Lewis

Wild Cards, edited by George RR Martin

Wild Cards edited by George R.R. Martin

The Ladies' Paradise by Emile Zola

The Ladies’ Paradise by Émile Zola

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson

Dragon Head by Roy Lewis

Author Review: Roy Lewis

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The Lady Vanishes (AKA The Wheel Spins) by Ethel Lina White

The Lady Vanishes (AKA The Wheel Spins) by Ethel Lina White

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo

The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo

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