Cheri's Bookpick of the Week

Doc by Mary Doria Russell is set in Dodge City. The meticulous research delves into the lives of Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers during their stay in our fair cowtown. Russell's in-depth character development gives insight into life in Kansas during that time, and you get a look at the saloons, gamblers, cowboys, politicians [slimy of course], brothels and bordellos. Not to mention the dental practices of the 1800's.

Cheri's Bookpick of the Week

If you’re in the mood for an exciting action-packed adventure, the book Altar of Bones fits the bill. This book by Phillip Carter takes you from frozen ice caves in Siberia, to San Francisco, Galveston, Martha’s Vineyard and Paris. Once you are pulled into the story you find corrupt a millionaire, former KGB operatives, ruthless assassins, and a promise of eternal life. Not to mention Marilyn Monroe, and the murder of JFK. Well worth the read.

Cheri's Bookpick of the Week

A literary page-turner, The Raising by Laura Kasischke is filled with haunting narrative. It winds its way around a mysterious murder, twist of fate, about death-or does it? The story is wrapped up in a small college town –replete with back-stabbing sorority girls, bent on murder.

Cheri's Bookpick of the Week

Devil Red by Joe Lansdale: this book is a fast paced thriller packed with twists and turns. Private investigators on a hunt for a killer, find signs of a red devils head painted near the dead bodies. How many will there be? As they investigate, they uncover past murders. The smart and snappy dialogue make this a quick read.