Daniel M. Lavery Books in Order

In a darkly comic reworking of the biblical parable, Jesus tells of a man whose return to his family becomes a struggle to establish his own reality. Strange horrors complicate his attempt to persuade those closest to him that he exists.

Residents of a modest women's hotel navigate work, friendship, and precarious independence in 1960s New York. As financial pressures and changing social conditions threaten the institution, its managers and tenants try to preserve the lives they have made within it.

Christmas brings seasonal jobs, family uncertainty, and unusual business ventures to the residents of the Biedermeier Hotel. While the manager investigates a rising telephone bill, suspicious behavior and missing museum jewels add another mystery to an already demanding holiday season.

Twice-divorced Barbara revisits nine failed best friendships as she searches for a tenth that might endure. Choosing between a younger acquaintance and another woman named Barbara forces her to consider whether familiar mistakes offer more comfort than an uncertain new connection.