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This week, the Silver Screen Library reviews a time travel thriller by Scott Carson, Departure 37, and a short story collecction from James Kaine and Timothy King about passengers taking a creepy Rideshare. We also look at a new Eddie Flynn legal thriller by Steve Cavanagh, The Devil's Advocate, and an anthology of horror stories set on the high seas, Stories to Take to Your Grave Volume 3.
In our Arts and Entertainment section, we look at a new novel by acclaimed playwright David Mamet, Some Recollections of St. Ives, and a detailed history by Thomas Aiello of the historic 1970 heavyweight fight between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry, Return of the King.
RIDESHARE
B+
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DEPARTURE 37
A
A nuclear armed B-52 disappears in 1962 and mysteriously reappears in midflight in the present day.
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THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
C+
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STORIES TO TAKE TO YOUR GRAVE VOLUME 3
B+
A horror anthology comprising 16 new short stories set on the High Seas.
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THE LIST
B
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THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA
C
A recent American widow inherits a Tuscan villa that comes with a dangerous secret.
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WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS
B+
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POWERLESS
C-
Life for an ordinary family in an alternate Communist version of the United States.
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BAT OUT OF HELL
B
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DEADLY DOLLS
C+
A collection of horror stories featuring some of the all-time favorite childhood toys.
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DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE
B
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THE BLUE HORSE
B+
Nevada sheriff Porter Beck tries to solve multiple murders against the backdrop of a wild-horse roundup.
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THE NO-END HOUSE
B
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THEM BONES
C+
Private investigator Rushmore McKenzie tries to recover stolen dinosaur bones.
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THE DEAD DETECTIVE
B+
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THE DEMONIC DETECTIVE
B+
Ludo Carstairs must stop four people who may bring about the end of the world.
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NEBULA AWARDS SHOWCASE 60
C
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THE VIGILANTE CRIME PULP FICTION ANTHOLOGY
B+
A collection of brand new pulp stories featuring a novella by Joe R. Lansdale.
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FOX
B+
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DEVIL OF THE PINES
B+
A man returns to his childhood hometown for his mother's funeral and encounters the legendary New Jersey Devil.
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A HIRED KILL
C+
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BADLANDS
A-
Archaeologist Nora Kelly investigates a cult associated with a mysterious vanished Southwestern indigenous tribe.
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DEATH AT A HIGHLAND WEDDING
C+
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NIGHT IN THE CITY
C-
A disgraced former DA tries to find the killer of his ex-girlfriend and clear his name.
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A DEAD DRAW
B
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THE BOOMERANG
B+
A desperate father seeks a cancer cure for his daughter that the government has covered up.
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WHISTLE
A-
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HIDDEN IN SMOKE
B-
Police investigators search for the arsonist who brought down a majfor freeway overpass.
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FDR DRIVE
C-
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NOBODY'S FOOL
A
A disgraced former cop tries to solve three related cold case mysteries over 20 years old.
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OVERKILL
B+
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THE RELUCTANT SHERIFF
C-
A rural sheriff tries to solve a murder where his ex-wife's new husband is the prime suspect.
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SOUTH OF NOWHERE
A
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ALL THE SILENT BONES
B
An adult reunion of four childhood friends ends in the brutal murder of one of them.
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LETHAL PREY
B+
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COLD BURN
B
A submarine crew freezes to death from the inside out, and a National Park Service agent tries to find out how it happened.
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DEATH IN THE DRESSING ROOM
B
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PLAYING DEAD
B
Members of the Detection Club contribute stories in honor of former President Simon Brett in a new anthology.
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THE FOURTH CONSORT
B
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BATTLE MOUNTAIN
B+
Joe Pickett and Nate Romanowski try to stop a band of highly trained terrorists.
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BLOOD TIES
B+
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COLD AS HELL
B
A police officer investigates a brutal murder in an isolated Yukon village during a major blizzard.
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OPEN SEASON
A
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THE AMERICAN NO
D+
Actor Rupert Everett presents a series of his unsuccessful movie pitches in short story form.
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THE VANISHING POINT
B+
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THE BORN VAMPIRES
B
Ludo Carstairs finds a different type of supernatural menace in an Old West ghost town.
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BEEN WRONG SO LONG IT FEELS LIKE RIGHT
A-
Private investigator King Oliver searches for his missing ex-con father who is a murder supsect.
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A KILLER'S CODE
B+
FBI agent Daniela Vega must decipher clues left by a dead hitman to expose a massive criminal conspiracy.
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THE BIG EMPTY
A-
Private investigator Elvis Cole and partner Joe Pike search for a man who disappeared without a trace ten years earlier.
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LITTLE BOY BLUE
B
Social worker Claire Conover investigates the murder of a woman who filed a complaint against Claire's ex-boyfriend.
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PRESUMED GUILTY
A-
Attorney Rusty Sabich defends his fiancee's adopted son on a murder charge.
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PRO BONO
C-
An attorney tries to recover a widow's assets that were taken by her financial advisors.
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BELLEVUE
C+
A new surgical resident's first group of patients all die under bizarre circumstances.
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WIND-IN-TREES
B
A cyborg and his robot companion search for answers as they travel across a post-apocalyptic United States.
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GABRIEL'S MOON
B
An unsuspecting 1960s travel writer gradually gets entagled in Cold War espionage.
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HELLOWEEN
B+
An ancient demonic evil menaces the residents of a small town on Halloween night.
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TRIAL BY AMBUSH
A-
Marcia Clark recounts and examines the infamous Barbara Graham murder trial.
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LAZARUS MAN
B-
A building collapse in East Harlem changes the lives of four nearby residents.
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SHADOW LAB
B+
Seven imaginative science fiction stories from Blackstone Publishing, edited by Brendan Deneen.
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THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY & SUSPENSE 2024
A-
Twenty of the best short stories first appearing in 2023, as selected by editor S.A. Cosby.
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IN TOO DEEP
B+
Jack Reacher tangles with a sophisticated gang of art thieves turned cybercriminals.
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RUN
C-
Most people in the United States have gone insane, but a normal family tries to flee to safety.
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BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
B+
A defense attorney defends a childhood frenemy in a sensational murder case.
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DISTURBING THE BONES
B+
The remains of a long-missing journalist found at an archaeological dig tie into major international political intrigue.
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IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS
A-
A collection of horror stories inspired by the style and universe of H. P. Lovecraft.
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DARK SPACE
B
A dying Earth's expedition to a newly-found habitable planet leads to interplanetary action and intrigue.
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THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER
B+
An ex-President asks his oldest friend to defend him on a charge of murdering his mistress.
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TALES ACCURSED
B+
A new anthology with 16 horror stories based on traditional folk legends
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I'LL BE WAITING
B+
A widow holds a seance to say farewell to her husband but uncovers a decades-old mystery.
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THE DARKEST NIGHT
B+
A new anthology with 22 chilling stories of terror, all taking place in winter.
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ASHES NEVER LIE
B+
Two LA Sheriff's Department arson investigators tackle multiple baffling cases.
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DEN OF INIQUITY
B+
Seattle Private Investigator J.P. Beaumont hunts for a serial killer who's gone undetected for years.
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A KID FROM MARLBORO ROAD
B+
A 12-year-old boy from a 1980 Irish-American Long Island family learns about life.
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FEARS
C+
21 stories of non-supernatural horror in the latest anthology from an acclaimed editor.
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PAY THE PIPER
C+
A mysterious evil entity deep in the Louisiana Bayou threatens a small community.
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FATAL INTRUSION
B+
A highly unusual pair of top-notch investigators are on the trail of a clever serial killer.
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ARCHIVE
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF ST. IVES
D+
The headmaster of an exclusive boy's prep school looks back on his sixty years at the school.
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RETURN OF THE KING
A-
A detailed examination of the 1970 heavyweight fight between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry.
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THERE'S NO GOING BACK
B+
A look at Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme's life and film career.
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CESAR ROMERO: THE JOKER IS WILD
C+
The first full-length biography of Hollywood icon Cesar Romero explores his life and filmography.
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CRAZY LUCKY
B
A renowned entertainment lawyer recounts his experiences with his celebrity clients.
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ROBERT SHAW
C
The actor's nephew describes his uncle's life and his experiences in making the classic film, Jaws.
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EC CRUEL UNIVERSE VOL. 1
C+
Stories from the first five issues of EC Comics new science-fiction magazine.
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EMINENT JEWS
B
An examination of the lives of four prominent Jewish-Americans (Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer).
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AND INTRODUCING DEXTER GAINES
B
A young actor in 50s Hollywood gets involved with a major film producer and his actress wife.
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EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS VOL. 1
B
The first four issues of EC Comics' first new horror comic in 70 years.
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THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS
B
An analysis of Taylor Swift's success from a management and marketing perspective.
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I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING
C+
Chelsea Handler combines more anecdotes about her life with some self-help advice for readers.
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HOLLYWOOD BLACKOUT
B+
A detailed history of racial discrimination in the movie industry and at the Oscars.
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SLOW TRAIN COMING
C+
The story of a recent acclaimed Broadway musical, written by a leading cast member.
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A COMEDY OF TRAGEDIES
A-
Steve Barton, aka Uncle Creepy, looks back at his life and career in the horror industry.
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DRIVING MARILYN
B
A look at the career of legendary Hollywood agent Norman Brokaw, written by his son Joel.
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MILLENNIAL NASTIES
B
A look at the torture porn movies from Saw to Final Destination popular in the 2000s
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THE SALVATION OF HENRY MAXWELL
B+
An aging horror film actor reflects on the mysterious death of his wife decades earlier.
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THE LAST DECADE OF CINEMA
B
An in-depth examination of 25 of the best movies in the 1990s and what made them great.
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HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE
B+
A cursed movie camera brings death to the people it films on a horror movie set.
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BRUCE WILLIS
B+
An appreciation of the actor's career and films from a national film critic.
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I SAW THEM STANDING THERE
B
An original Beatles fan recounts her 60 years of experiences with the group since their Ed Sullivan appearance.
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STARRING JOAN CRAWFORD
C+
A look at Joan Crawford's life and times through an analysis of her films.
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DANCING ON THE EDGE
B
Russ Tamblyn looks back at his life and 80-year career in show business.
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CLASSIC MYSTERIES
A MOST PUZZLING MURDER
C-
Renowned puzzle solver Destiny Whip must figure out who killed the Sorcerer King in the middle of an occult ceremony.
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THE FOUR QUEENS OF CRIME
B-
Four famous 1930s mystery writers try to solve a real-life murder committed in the same house while they slept.
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DEATH ON THE AISLE
C
Mr. and Mrs. North get involved with a murder during a dress rehearsal of a Broadway show.
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THE ROMAN HAT MYSTERY
C+
Ellery Queen investigates a murder committed inside a crowded Broadway theater.
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CABARET MACABRE
B
Conjuror Joseph Spector solves two impossible murders at a wealthy judge's country estate.
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CLOSE TO DEATH
A
Detective Hawthorne investigates a crossbow murder in an exclusive gated community.
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THE GREAT MISTAKE
B
A young woman tries to solve multiple murders in an elite community.
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THE CASE OF THE ROLLING BONES
B+
Perry Mason defends a wealthy man accused of killing his former gold-mining partner.
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