Archive for December, 2010
Einstein’s Tongue—Y’Know That Thing…?
The thing that you find occasionally where you just don’t know what to do, and it’s frustrating you until all demons and infernal beasts break loose and ravage the earth like a play toy? Oh yes… I know it too. And it’s a shame when what is not going on should be going on, because [...]
December 31, 2010
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Book Reviews: A Ted Feit Roundup
The Steam Pig James McClure Soho Crime, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-56947-652-9 Trade Paperback Before his death four years ago, the author wrote eight novels in this series, featuring a white CID lieutenant, Tromp Kramer, and his black assistant, Sgt. Zondi. Ā The setting for The Steam Pig was apartheid South Africa, and the descriptions of that society [...]
December 30, 2010
Tags: apartheid, Britain, domestic abuse, Harper, Los Angeles, mystery, police procedural, Soho Crime, South Africa, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Ghost Country by Patrick Lee
Ghost Country Patrick Lee Harper, January 2011 ISBN 0061584444 Mass Market Paperback (ARC) Paige Campbell has just left the White House when she and her Tangent colleagues are attacked and everyone is killed, everyone except Paige. She has been kidnapped but, before being taken, she manages to make a desperate call to Bethany Stewart, another [...]
December 29, 2010
Tags: Harper, mystery, science fiction, suspense, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 2 Comments
Mythology and Storytelling
Jeanne Matthews was born and raised in Georgia, where owning a gun is required by law in certain places and āhe needed killingā is a valid legal defense to homicide.Ā Jeanneās debut novel, Bones of Contention, published in June, 2010 by Poisoned Pen Press, features a conniving Georgia clan plopped down in the wilds of [...]
December 28, 2010
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And Now—The Winners Of The Last ARC Contest Of 2010!
Here they are, the winners of all these wonderful ARCs! Shirley Nienkark—Fool by Christopher Moore (2009)—A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear’s cherished fool for years, from the time the king’s grown daughters–selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic (but erotic-fantasy-grade-hot) Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia–were mere girls. So naturally Pocket is at his brainless, elderly [...]
December 27, 2010
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Book Review: Overkill by Joseph Teller
Overkill Joseph Teller MIRA Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7783-2776-9 Mass Market Paperback To say that Harrison J. Walker [known to one and all as āJaywalkerā: āheād dropped the Harrison part as too pretentious and rejected Harry as too Lower East Sideā], a member of the New York criminal bar, likes a challenge is a vast understatement. [...]
December 26, 2010
Tags: legal thriller, Mira, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
Greetings of the Season
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And booklovers everywhere thank the fine librarians at the University of San Francisco for this glorious tree : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2010
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Our Christmas Friends
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
December 23, 2010
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Book Review: In Dog We Trust by Neil Plakcy
In Dog We Trust Neil Plakcy ISBN: 2940000889596 Ebook available from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N. Steve Levitan is a convicted felon. Through a lapse in internal discipline, he did a little computer hacking and soon found himself in prison. Ā Released on parole, he returns to his home, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he obtains a position as [...]
December 22, 2010
Tags: academic, animal/dog, computer crime, ebook, ex-convict, mystery Posted in: Full Reviews 3 Comments
Let’s Hear It For The Dogs
Mystery author Kathleen Delaney is here to stand up for our canine friends in the midst of all the kitty love… Weāve had several very entertaining blogs lately, extolling the virtues of cats. As much as I love cats, I feel compelled to jump in here and say lets not forget the dogs, please. Iāve [...]
December 21, 2010
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