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Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas is a Denver author and freelance book reviewer.
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“American Dude Ranch,” “Tell Me Everything” and more books to read this month
Looking for a new book to read? We have some recommendations.

“Bone Deep,” “The Cartographers” and more mystery books to read in April
Need a new book to read? You can add these mystery novels to your list.

“Birthing the West,” “The Lady’s Mine” and more new books to read in March
Looking for something new to read? We have you cover-to-covered!

Mixed marriages in the West, a Lindsey Vonn biography and more books to read right now
Pick up a new read from the American West.

Review: “Jane and the Year Without a Summer” is a jolly mystery book
In “Jane and the Year Without a Summer” (1816), Jane and her sister, Cassandra, journey to Cheltenham to take the waters in hopes of treating Jane’s ailments.

The Tattered Cover story, a Tony Hillerman bio and more books to read in January
"George Hearst," "Tony Hillerman: A Life," and "Tattered Cover Book Store" all make great reads to start the year.

“Mulled to Death,” “Canyonlands Carnage” and other Colorado mystery books
Colorado mystery books of note for January.

Colorado history, Mexican cooking and more books to gift this Christmas
Books are the Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Here’s a list of books about the West, most written by Colorado authors.

Colorado author’s new mystery series follows a female Chicago murder detective
Colorado author Barbara Nickless started a second series, this one about a tough Chicago detective Adrianne “Addie” Bisset.

Hey, mystery fans: This page-turner is set in 1920s Denver, when the KKK ruled the city
Patricia Raybon’s setting is a look backward at Denver in the 1920s. She writes of the fear of Black residents at a time when Denver politicians were KKK members. She...