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Sometimes, urban legends and nightmares are real. That’s the best description of Minnesotan Jess Lourey’s new dark thriller and first police procedural, “The Taken Ones.” It begins in 1980 when two sisters and their girlfriend go into the frightening woods near their Minnesota homes. Only one returns. Something terrified this girl so much that she […] ....
Summer 1980: Despite the local superstition that the Bendy Man haunts the woods, three girls go into a Minnesota forest. Only one comes out, dead silent, her memory gone. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation. Summer 2022: Cold case detective Van Reed and forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck are assigned a disturbing homicide - a woman buried alive, clutching a heart charm necklace belonging to one of the vanished girls. Each has ties to the original case in ways they’re reluctant to share. As Van and Harry connect the crimes of the past and the present, Van struggles with memories of her own nightmarish childhood - and the fear that uncovering the truth of the Taken Ones will lead her down a path from which she, too, may never return. ....
Here we go. A first look at a new season of books by Minnesota authors/publishers. It’s a dandy, with mysteries, memoir, autobiography, good representation from Native authors and much more. (This list does not include reviewed books; it’s a clip-and-save reminder for readers about what’s in the pipeline. Information about forthcoming books provided by publishers.) […] ....