Archive for June, 2010
Book Review: Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Last Rituals Yrsa Sigurðardóttir; translated from Icelandic by Bernard Scudder HarperCollins, 2007 Originally published in Iceland by Veröld Publishing ISBN 9780061143373 Trade Paperback. Matthew beat Thóra to the photograph. He looked at it without a flicker of emotion, then handed it to her. “It’s quite disgusting,†he said as she took it. “Disgusting†was not [...]
June 19, 2010
Tags: HarperCollins, Iceland, legal, mystery, translated Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Einstein’s Tongue: Fun!
It’s about time for a little livening up this blog sequence. I hope you agree with me. Although brief, a little humor holds immense power, a deal which can save a broke man in a manner of speaking. Some of you dear readers may know the following two comedians from their publicity in other roles, [...]
June 18, 2010
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Book Review: The Ark by Boyd Morrison
The Ark Boyd Morrison Read by Boyd Gaines Simon & Schuster Audio, May 2010 ISBN 1442305126 Unabridged Audio Book The search for Noah’s Ark has been the goal of archeologists the world over for centuries, even those who consider themselves to be nonbelievers. Now, her father may have been successful, but archeologist Dilara Kenner knows [...]
June 16, 2010
Tags: action adventure, audio, Simon & Schuster, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Titles Good, Bad and Indifferent
Carola Dunn: I was born and grew up in England. Though I spent many years in California and now live in Oregon, most of my books are set in England. My Daisy Dalrymple mystery series, set in the 1920s, now has nearly 19 titles (the 19th comes out Feb/March 2011), and the second Cornish Mystery, [...]
June 15, 2010
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A Scary Bookbuying Twist
We visited a nice little bookstore in St. Augustine called Anastasia Books, located right in the heart of the historic district. Their forte is used books, many of which are rare, but they also have some new. What was of particular interest to us was their large selection of fantasy and science fiction, one of [...]
June 13, 2010
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Book Review: Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson
Scent of the Missing Susannah Charleson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 ISBN 0547152442 Hardcover I, too, learned my first lessons about SAR dogs during the Oklahoma bombing. Friends were left in that building and I watched with a mixture of anticipation and dread as dogs and handlers dredged through the broken husk of a building looking [...]
June 12, 2010
Tags: animals, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, nonfiction Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
The Truth?
After borrowing time from his youthful passions, such as baseball, golf, romance, and trying to make music, to earn degrees in literature and writing from San Diego State University and the University of Iowa, Ken Kuhlken got serious (more or less). Since then, his stories have appeared in “Esquire” and dozens of other magazines, and [...]
June 11, 2010
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A Potpourri of Thoughts
Contest: Drawing for Beyond Blood by Carol Pepper Congratulations go to the winner… Shirley Nienkark! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to ConCarolinas…as expected, we lost money but we learned a few things to put us in a better position next year. Most notably, there’s not much point in selling books for the majority of the attending authors because [...]
June 9, 2010
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Why I’m Not Writing
Returning guest blogger Sunny Frazier, whose first novel in the Christy Bristol Astrology Mysteries, Fools Rush In, received the Best Novel Award from Public Safety Writers Association, explains why she might not be writing at any given moment. sunny69@comcast.net http://www.sunnyfrazier.com I’m very adamant on the Internet and elsewhere that I don’t believe in the notorious [...]
June 8, 2010
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Book Review: Savages by Don Winslow
Savages Don Winslow Simon & Schuster, July 13, 2010 ISBN 1439183368 Hardcover (ARC) Every great company has an origin story, and here is Ben and Chonny’s: They’re hanging out at the beach, Chon on extended leave between his two hitches, and they’re playing volleyball on the court next to the Hotel Laguna. Ben and Chon [...]
June 7, 2010
Tags: drug wars, hardboiled, mystery, Simon & Schuster Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
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