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Spa Week, which allows patrons to experience luxurious treatments for a reduced price, begins for select cities on Monday, September 14 and lasts through will continue through Sunday, September 20. Another set of cities will get their turn from Monday, October 12 through Sunday, October 18. Treatments include massages, facials, nail care, and more. 

Visit SpaWeek.org to see the list of cities and participating businesses.

By Denise Tong

The title of Ridley Pearson’s latest crime novel, Killer Summer (Putnam, 2009), might well dsecribe the past several weeks for the author. Since its publication on June 30, the novel’s swift pace and deft twists have earned it kudos from outlets such as Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, as well as raves from numerous book blogs.

Summer brings back Pearson’s beloved character Walt Fleming, sheriff of Sun Valley, Idaho. Walt is in charge of protecting Sun Valley’s high-class annual wine auction, but quickly winds up trying to outfox a brilliant criminal who has planned an incredible heist.

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