Archive for December, 2010
Book Review: The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell
The Bone Chamber Robin Burcell Poisoned Pen Press, 2009 ISBN 9781590583753 Hardcover Feisty independent-minded FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick is off again. This time she bouncing between Washington, DC, San Francisco and various Italian locations. All the while she and her cohorts dodge international hit men. Burcell is a good writer and her varied law [...]
December 9, 2010
Tags: espionage, FBI, forensic artist, mystery, Naples, Poisoned Pen Press, Rome, terrorism, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Happy Birthday, Drew!!!
Have a great 17th!! 17? Oh, my, your mom must be really old {evil grin}.
December 8, 2010
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The Perils of Wrapped Gifts
Krista Davis writes the Domestic Diva Mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime. Her first book, The Diva Runs Out of Thyme was nominated for an Agatha award. The Diva Cooks a Goose is hitting the stores right now! Visit Krista at http://divamysteries.com and at Mystery Lover’s Kitchen http://mysteryloverskitchen.com where she blogs with other culinary mystery [...]
December 7, 2010
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Book Review: The Bad Book Affair by Ian Sansom
The Bad Book Affair Ian Sansom Harper Paperbacks, 2010 ISBN 0061452017 Trade Paperback Amateur sleuth Israel Armstrong is a Jewish vegetarian mobile librarian from Northern London, now living on the northernmost coast “of the north of the north” of Northern Ireland. He allows a 14-year-old girl to borrow a “bad book” (American Pastoral by Philip [...]
December 6, 2010
Tags: Harper, humor, mystery, Northern Ireland Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Wolven by Di Toft
Wolven Di Toft Chicken House, 2010 ISBN 0545171091 Hardcover A young boy, Nat, wants a puppy but ends up with a wolven named “Woody” instead. The three-year-old wolven is the last of its kind and is a shape-shifter (randomly shifting between a young boy and a wolf). While forging their friendship, they face many adventures [...]
December 5, 2010
Tags: Chicken House, kids, shapeshifter Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Ted Feit Triple Threat Book Reviews
Crossfire Dick Francis and Felix Francis Putnam, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-399-15681-6 Hardcover This is the fourth work completed by Dick Francis and his son, and it certainly lives up the standards the late author set in a long and distinguished career until his death last February. As did the more than 40 novels Dick Francis wrote, [...]
December 4, 2010
Tags: British, courtroom, dogs, Grand Central, horse racing, mystery, Putnam, Thailand, thriller, travel writer, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Einstein’s Tongue–A Couple Inches of Art
Not necessarily artwork in the strictest sense, that strictest sense being pencil/paint on paper and a bunch of pretty pretty pictures. But lately I’ve been working on some character designs, and for the “what the heck” aspect of it I wanted to make some avatars. For the characters. Little figures just a couple inches tall [...]
December 3, 2010
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Book Review: And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin
And Then There Was One Patricia Gussin Oceanview Publishing, October 2010 ISBN No. 978-1-933515-81-6 Hardcover Scott and Katie Monroe have a lot going for them. Both have successful careers, they have a lovely home in Florida and three beautiful daughters. Sammie, Alex and Jackie are identical triplets but with their own special personalities. However, when [...]
December 2, 2010
Tags: mystery, Oceanview, psychological thriller, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Winners and Readers and Bookstores, Oh My!
Congratulations to Lynn… Lynn has won a Lia Sophia necklace given by author Chris Redding! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An online friend of mine, Jenny Milchman, is a pre-published mystery author (whose book needs to be picked up by a savvy publisher SOON) and an active participant in the world of books. Jenny is also a very loyal [...]
December 1, 2010
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