Joseph Olshan
1) Cloudland
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Discovering the body of a serial killer's latest victim near her home in Vermont's Upper Valley, Catherine Winslow, a former reporter for a national newspaper, teams up with a forensic psychologist to investigate the killings.
2) Nightswimmer
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In New York, a love affair between two homosexuals. They both fear commitment having been hurt in previous affairs and the novel follows them as they dance round each other while doing the discos and the bars, watched by jealous ex-lovers intent on disrupting the relationship. First foray into gay fiction by the author of Clara's Heart.
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In this follow-up to Olshan's acclaimed debut novel, the unforgettable Clara, a tough and deeply caring Jamaican housekeeper, returns to help a troubled friend solve a mystery and deal with tragic loss Ever since childhood, Will Kaplan has trusted one person-his family's Jamaican housekeeper, Clara-to help him get through the pain and tragedy that have all too frequently invaded his life. When his brother, Danny, died suddenly, Clara was there to...
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A powerful novel of family secrets, doomed passion, and the fragile love between a bisexual man and an emotionally damaged woman A talented musician, James arrives in Italy in 1983, just ahead of the panic in New York City caused by the burgeoning AIDS epidemic. In Rome, the Eternal City, he meets Diana. Their attraction is intense and immediate. A passionate relationship is born and soon they are inseparable, reveling in their shared love of art...
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Wolverine Cirque, one of the steepest and most dangerous ski runs in North America, looms over this original short-a taut, gripping tale of male athleticism and love-by Joseph Olshan Sam and Mike, top-notch skiers, hike miles off piste to face a harrowing headwall of snow, a sheer descent that challenges their skill, their endurance, and ultimately, their ability to survive. At the center of the story is Sam's painful and poignant reminiscence of...
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Polis Books
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[2018]
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English
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"When Luc Flanders disappears following a game of pond hockey with his friends, the police department at Clareton College in Vermont is divided in their assessment of what fate befell the young man. Some feel that Flanders went off the grid by choice. Others, including detectives Nick Jenkins and Helen Kennedy, suspect that something sinister may have befallen him." --