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Jun

5

2025

Bestseller Spotlight: [K]nighty [k]night

On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. We found some “night”s in shining titles this week. The Knight and the …

Feb

5

2020

Titanshade by Dan Stout

…And speaking of hardheadedness and fisticuffs, one of our favorite books from last year is out in paperback now. It’s Dan Stroud’s gloriously gritty Titanshade, and yes, that is a ’80s cop show cover slapped on a noir fantasy novel because dear readers, that is exactly what this is. It’s “NYPD Blue” meets, uh, something that …

Aug

15

2019

Jade Lady Burning

Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon

Over the years, while browsing for books to read, the name of Martin Limon kept popping up, but I paid no attention to the recommendations. I now regret those decisions. I attended the Tucson Festival of Books in March 2019, where I had a chance to hear Mr. Limon speak during a session of a mystery writers’ …

Jul

11

2017

2

remarks

The Trapped Girl

The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni

I have read all of Robert Dugoni‘s legal thrillers and police procedurals, and The Trapped Girl may be the best of them all. The book is the 4th in the series featuring Seattle Homicide Detective Tracy Crosswhite and her A Team of detectives. Mr. Dugoni continues to impress me with his increasingly better writing each time …

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