Bags of Halloween candy already bought and eaten?  Check.  (Milky Ways get me every time.  Followed in short order by 100 Grands and Twix.)  If you need something else to satisfy your sweet tooth – and spook you a little, too – check out hot new read The Miniaturist, by Jessie Burton.  Set in 17th century Amsterdam, it’s a mashup of psychological thriller, historical fiction, and …

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