Archive for March, 2011
Einstein’s Tongue–Verse 4 of 1,000,000
When I first looked through what I’d written in the past, I was kinda shocked to see I’d only written three of these so far. And that it had been quite some time since I’d written my last. And thus I write a fourth. I call the subject character death. I’ve visited the concept, fought [...]
March 11, 2011
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Book Review: Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs Scribner, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4391-0239-8 Hardcover Temperance Brennan, as most readers already know [if not from her books, then from the very popular TV show “Bones,” based on those same books], is usually based in North Carolina.  This latest entry in the series opens with the forensic anthropologist in Quebec, in early [...]
March 10, 2011
Tags: forensic anthropologist, Hawaii, mystery, police procedural, Quebec, Scribner Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Sacrifice of the Widow by Lisa Smedman
Sacrifice of the Widow (Book 1), The Lady Penitent Series Lisa Smedman Wizards of the Coast, 2007 ISBN 0786942509 Mass Market Paperback FR Date: 1372-1375 Lisa Smedman’s new book, Sacrifice of the Widow, is the first of three in the new Forgotten Realms (FR) series, The Lady Penitent. This series is a must read for [...]
March 9, 2011
Tags: epic, fantasy, Forgotten Realms, Wizards of the Coast Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Crazy (?) Way To Tell Stories
Writing a novel together was second nature for the three sisters who created their own Nancy Drew mysteries as kids. “We live very different lives,” Kari says. “What brings us together is a voracious love of mystery, a wicked sense of humor, and the thrill of victory.” Kari lives at the foothills of Mt. Rainier and loves [...]
March 8, 2011
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Book Review: Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
Hypothermia Arnaldur Indridason Translated by Victoria Cribb Minotaur, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-56991-4 Hardcover The past usually plays a large role in this author’s Reykjavik mysteries, and Hypothermia is no exception. Â To begin with, the reader is treated to another recurring event in the life of Erlender Erlendsson, a detailed description of how he and his younger [...]
March 7, 2011
Tags: cold cases, Iceland, Minotaur, mystery, police procedural, translation Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Fair Shake
Robert Bennett is a social worker and writer who focuses on issues of disability. His articles, which appear in both local and national publications, have spanned a wide range of topics. He has spoken to groups of physical therapy students, church members and senior citizens, and has appeared on several radio programs. In writing about [...]
March 6, 2011
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Book Review: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Gaudy Night Dorothy L. Sayers HarperTorch, 2006 (original copyright 1936) ISBN 9780061043499 Mass Market Paperback Lights on the river. The plash of sculls. The steady chock of the rowlocks. The boat crept slowly downstream. The constable, crouched in the bows, swept the beam of a powerful torch from bank to bank. Harriet holding the rudder-lines, [...]
March 5, 2011
Tags: 1930's Britain, HarperTorch, historical, mystery, private investigator, traditional Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
That Essential Fourth “W”
Jeanne Matthews was born and raised in Georgia, where owning a gun is required by law in certain places and “he needed killing” is a valid legal defense to homicide. Jeanne’s debut novel, Bones of Contention, published in June, 2010 by Poisoned Pen Press, features a conniving Georgia clan plopped down in the wilds of [...]
March 4, 2011
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Book Review: Shaken by J.A. Konrath
Shaken J.A. Konrath AmazonEncore, February 22, 2011 ISBN 9781935597216 Trade Paperback Jack Daniels used to be a Chicago cop, and worked Homicide for a while. Now she’s a P.I., working with a guy she detested when she was on the force. She still knows lots of people who are still cops, and this comes in [...]
March 3, 2011
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Book Review: Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater
Deadly Currents Beth Groundwater Midnight Ink, March 8, 2011 ISBN No. 978-0738721620 Trade Paperback Mandy Tanner is on her second week of serving as a seasonal river ranger on the Arkansas River, a fantastic location for whitewater rafting.  Mandy is still under the supervision of Steve Handley, head river ranger, when both Mandy and Steve [...]
March 2, 2011
Tags: Colorado, Midnight Ink, mystery, river ranger, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
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