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Review: The Devil in Silver by Victor Lavalle

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (August 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1400069866 Source: Publisher Pepper is the newest guest in a mental institution, New Hyde Hospital, in Queens, NY. He isn’t mentally ill, instead the police decided to admit him … Continue reading

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Review: The Storm at the Door by Stefan Merrill Block

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Random House (June 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 1400069459 Source: Publisher The Storm at the Door is Stefan Merrill Block’s fictionalized version of his grandparents’ life, written as a means to comprehend his grandfather’s  mental illness and the … Continue reading

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