Archive for September, 2011
What Jeanne Did On Her Summer Vacation
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 [...]
September 30, 2011
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Book Review: The Holy Thief by William Ryan
The Holy Thief William Ryan Minotaur Books, 2010 ISBN 978-0-312-58645-4 Hardcover (ARC) Get ready to immerse yourself into Russian history. Go on the trail of a serial killer. Avoid Stalin’s NKVD. Search for an historical icon of Russian heritage. This is the premise of The Holy Thief. Filled with conspiracy, Communism, and unique characters, this [...]
September 29, 2011
Tags: 1936 Moscow, Christian, Communist, historical, Minotaur Books, mystery, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Shattering by Karen Healey
The Shattering Karen Healey Little, Brown and Company, September 2011 ISBN 978-0-316-12572-7 Hardcover Summerton is a lovely resort town on the west coast of New Zealand, a town that’s perhaps a bit too perfect. While other small towns struggle to remain vibrant and appealing and they watch their residents, especially the younger ones, move away [...]
September 28, 2011
Tags: dark fantasy, Little Brown and Company, magic, mystery, New Zealand, teen suicide, young adult Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews One Comment
Vintage Murder – Love Amongst the Terrorists
William S. Shepard is a retired diplomat whose diplomatic career included tours as Consul or Political Officer at our Embassies in Singapore, Saigon, Budapest and Athens. He then served as Consul General in Bordeaux. Bill now lives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The author of the Robbie Cutler diplomatic mystery series (www.diplomaticmysteries.com), he enjoys writing and [...]
September 27, 2011
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Book Review: In Dublin’s Fair City by Rhys Bowen
In Dublin’s Fair City Rhys Bowen St. Martin’s Press, 2007 ISBN 13: 978-0-312-32819-1 Hardcover Also available as a mass market paperback ISBN 978-0-312-99702-1 A lady P.I. in 1903 New York is not something that you read about everyday. Molly Murphy has left Ireland and made a life for herself in New York. She has friends [...]
September 26, 2011
Tags: 1903, historical, Ireland, mystery, New York City, private investigator, St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Box 21 by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom, Vienna Twilight by Frank Tallis and Death Toll by Jim Kelly
Box 21 Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom Picador, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-65534-1 Trade Paperback This is not an easy novel to read, but it is well worth it because it is quite different from the usual crime-cum-thriller novels from Scandinavia. Â It really is a psychological study of the conflicts facing detectives in their moral and ethical [...]
September 25, 2011
Tags: 1903 Austria, England, historical, Minotaur Books, mob enforcer, mystery, Picador, police procedural, psychological, psychopathologist, Random House, serial killer, sex slavery, Sweden, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: A Nose for Hanky Panky by Sharon Love Cook
A Nose for Hanky Panky Sharon Love Cook Mainly Murder Press, LLC, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9825899-8-4 Trade Paperback Rose McNichols is a reporter for a small town New England newspaper, the Granite Cove Gazette. A lot of her job is routine, sometimes even tedious. Covering the murder of Vivian Klinger is not routine or tedious. It [...]
September 24, 2011
Tags: Mainly Murder Press, mystery, New England, newspaper reporter, small town Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Dog-Walking Inspires Me
Neil Plakcy is the author of the Mahu mystery series, about openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa’aka. They are: Mahu, Mahu Surfer, Mahu Fire, Mahu Vice, Mahu Men, and Mahu Blood (2011). He also writes the Have Body, Will Guard adventure romance series, Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, Dancing with the Tide and [...]
September 23, 2011
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Book Review: Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott—and a Contest Winner!
Imperfect Birds Anne Lamott Riverhead Books, 2011 ISBN 978-1-59448-504-6 Trade Paperback Anne Lamott can be counted on to deliver an honest, engaging read. Imperfect Birds starts as a clumsy and inauthentic tale, but stumbles along, until it reaches a believable, loping and smooth gait. I continued to read past my initial judgment and ennui, only [...]
September 22, 2011
Tags: addictions, California, family relationships, general fiction, Riverhead Books, troubled teen Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Full Reviews One Comment
Interview With A Publisher, Part 2
Once upon a time, a lady named Billie Johnson decided it was time to take the next step in her emerging writing career. Discovering that there were too few opportunities for authors to find good homes for their work, she was determined to help fill the void. Oak Tree Press, “an independent publisher that celebrates [...]
September 21, 2011
Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Guest Blogs 27 Comments
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