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A gathering place for readers and writers of suspenseful fiction
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Books by Andromeda Romano-Lax
The Deepest Lake (2024)
A mother investigates the suspicious disappearance of her daughter at a writing retreat in Guatemala
Annie and the Wolves
A modern-day historian finds her life intertwined with Annie Oakley's in an electrifying novel that explores female revenge and the allure of changing one's past
Plum Rains
Canada Sunburst Award Winner; a tapestry of science fiction and historical fiction, set in Japan and Taiwan, spanning a century of empire, conquest, progress, and destruction
Behave
The harrowing story of Rosalie Rayner Watson, forgotten psychology pioneer and wife of John Watson, the Father of Behaviorism
The Detour
“A gently haunting work of subtle and surprising wisdom" (Booklist) about a Nazi-era art curator tasked with obtaining an Italian statute that represents the Third Reich's warped ideals
The Spanish Bow
A NYT Editor's Choice novel translated into 11 languages; Andromeda's debut about a Spanish cellist's coming-of-age in war-torn Europe
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