Archive for May, 2011
Don’t Know Much About History
Elena Santangelo is the author of the Pat Montella mystery series, which includes Agatha Award finalist By Blood Possessed and continues most recently with Fear Itself. The series combines ghosts, history, a protagonist brought up on Italian cooking and superstitions, and a 91-year-old sidekick. Her nonfiction book, Dame Agatha’s Shorts, a Christie Short Story Companion, [...]
May 31, 2011
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A Ted Feit Book Review Trio
Portobello Ruth Rendell Scribner, 2010 ISBN: 978-4391-4851-8 Hardcover This is not an easy book to read. Â Nor is it a mystery. Â It is a somewhat disjointed story of some disparate characters joined only by the Portobello, a winding street in London filled with stalls and shops where one can find almost anything at any price. [...]
May 30, 2011
Tags: Antigua, England, espionage, general fiction, Harvill Secker, Iceland, mystery, Russian mob, Scribner, Viking, WWII & contemporary Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
The âShortâ Path to Introducing Your Novel
Jacqueline Vick is the author of humorous short fiction published by Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, Orchard Press Mysteries, and Scruffy Dog Review to name a few. Her experience with a pet psychic influenced âCalling Canine Clairvoyantsâ, an article for FIDO Friendly Magazine. Her story, âThe Membership Driveâ, appears in the âEvery Day Fiction Anthology Twoâ, and [...]
May 29, 2011
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Winners All Around
Congratulations to the winners of books by Eric Van Lustbader— Theresa de Valence—First Daughter Charlie—Blood Trust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The other night, I had dinner with three friends to celebrate my birthday belatedly. The four of us have been friends for going on 25 years, having first met through our jobs. None of us work together anymore; [...]
May 28, 2011
Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller 22 Comments
The Story Behind âMurder Over the Borderâ
Richard Steinitz (b.1947) was born in New York to German Jewish immigrant parents. After four years at S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, he moved to Israel where he has lived since then. He is the father of two, and grandfather of one. As a 40+ year resident of Israel and veteran of more than 20 years service [...]
May 27, 2011
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Notes On the McClure/Carson Novels by Eric Van Lustbader
Feeling lucky today? Leave a comment and you’ll be entered in the drawing for a copy of either First Daughter or Blood Trust. In First Daughter, Eric Van Lustbader, the author of The Bourne Sanction and The Bourne Legacy, introduced street-smart ATF agent Jack McClure, who saved the Presidentâs daughter from a criminal mastermind. Sometimes [...]
May 26, 2011
Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Tales of a Bookseller 12 Comments
Book Review: To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn
To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn Atria, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4391-5707-7 Hardcover Bernie Little and his 100-pound dog, Chet the Jet, are partners in the Little Detective Agency. Â A bit odd, one might say â unless one has âmetâ Chet in either or both of his two prior appearances, Dog on It and Thereby Hangs a [...]
May 25, 2011
Tags: animal sleuth, Atria, humor, mystery, private investigator, Western US Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Why Do We Write Mysteries?
Kaye George is a novelist and a short story writer whose story, âHandbaskets, Drawers, and a Killer Coldâ, was nominated for a 2010 Agatha award. It can be found in the collection, A Patchwork of Stories, available on Amazon and Smashwords as an ebook. Her first novel, Choke, was published May 2011 by Mainly Murder [...]
May 24, 2011
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Book Review: The Burning Lake by Brent Ghelfi
The Burning Lake Brent Ghelfi Poisoned Pen Press, May 2011 ISBN No. 9781590589274 Trade Paperback (also available in Hardcover) When Alexei Volkovoy, a Russian agent, learns of the death of Katarina Mironova, he is  horrified. Katarina was a prominent journalist known as Kato and Volk has close ties to Kato. The two had an intense [...]
May 23, 2011
Tags: espionage, journalism, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press, Russia, thriller, United States Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
It Isnât Easy, Being Mean
Marc Vun Kannon was born in Bethpage, Long Island, and grew up with a complete collection of Oz books in his room, and Star Trek on the TV. After surviving his teen age years, he entered Hofstra University. Five years later, he exited with a BA in philosophy and a wife. He still has both, [...]
May 22, 2011
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