Archive for April, 2011
Book Review: 13, rue Thérèse by Elena Mauli Shapiro
13, rue Thérèse Elena Mauli Shapiro Reagan Arthur Books, February 2011 ISBN 9780316083287 Hardcover These gloves haunt you. But let us not be bothered with that now. Let us not slip onto our own body these accoutrements of the dead. Such a gesture would be a bit strange, a bit unsettling. Such a gesture is [...]
April 30, 2011
Tags: contemporary, France, general fiction, historical, Reagan Arthur Books, WWI and later Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Stinky Times in Historical Romances?
Though Kelley Heckart resides on the earthly realm with her husband and two dogs, she always has one foot firmly planted in the otherworldly realm of mystical creatures, fierce warriors and magic. A psychic once told her she has an old soul and this comes across in her tales of long ago places. An avid [...]
April 29, 2011
Posted in: Guest Blogs 7 Comments
Book Review: Forget to Remember by Alan Cook
Forget To Remember Alan Cook AuthorHouse, 2010 ISBN No. 978-1452072340 Trade Paperback What would life be like if you had no identity? Imagine not having a social security number or a driver’s license or even knowing your own name. That situation is exactly what Carol Golden is facing once she has recovered from a violent [...]
April 28, 2011
Tags: amnesia, AuthorHouse, mystery, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Devil by Ken Bruen
The Devil Ken Bruen Minotaur Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-64696-7 Hardcover The Devil reads like a cocktail of Xanax and Jameson, with a side of Guiness. Maybe that’s because Jack Taylor absorbs that combination on practically every page of the novel.  Describing a book by Ken Bruen is no easy task, and the smart thing would [...]
April 27, 2011
Tags: Ireland, Minotaur, mystery, noir, private investigator Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Characters Who Have Shaped Me
Kathleen Delaney, author of And Murder for Dessert and other books, retired from real estate to pursue writing full time. Her long time love of small towns sent her looking through the Carolina’s for a new place to settle, Gaffney. Limestone College, a delightful historic district, and great library immediately drew her in. She lives [...]
April 26, 2011
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Book Review: You Are Next by Katia Lief
You Are Next Katia Lief Avon, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-18090-2-6 Mass Market Paperback This riveting new book by Katia Lief centers around “a twenty-seven-year-old mild-mannered loner named Martin Price,” a serial killer dubbed the Domino Killer, so called because at the scene of each of his crimes he leaves a message, spelled out in dominoes, if [...]
April 25, 2011
Tags: Avon Books, mystery, police procedural, psychological suspense Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
A Late-in-the-Year But Happy Easter
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April 24, 2011
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Einstein’s Tongue–You Mad? *Trollface*
{{My essay for AP Language, in regard to the school system in America. I was having a hard time trying to frame a decent essay. So with 15 – 20 minutes left I decided to… troll the school system in my essay. It was fun. And I left class feeling strangely jovial.}} The one who [...]
April 23, 2011
Posted in: Einstein's Tongue 4 Comments
Book Review: Poison Heart by Mary Logue
Poison Heart Mary Logue Read by Joyce Bean Brilliance Audio, 2005 ISBN 978-1-89600-056-8 Unabridged audio book It’s fall in Pepin County, and Clare Watkins is beginning to settle into her new living arrangements. She and her daughter Kate are living with Rich Haggard. She and Rich have a standing breakfast date with a group of [...]
April 22, 2011
Tags: Brilliance Audio, mystery, police procedural, small town, Wisconsin Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
How NOT To Research a Murder Mystery
Returning guest Cindy Sample writes the popular “Hot Flash” column for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a frequent speaker in the Sacramento area with topics ranging from “Never let a lack of ability stand in the way of success,” “Dating for the Hot Flash Set,” and “You really want to be an author?” [...]
April 21, 2011
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