Archive for November, 2011
Cyber-Sharing Real Life
Sunny Frazier, mystery author and acquisitions editor extraordinaire, is here today to share some news of a personal and painful nature. The Internet has done powerful things in our lives. We are connected and involved with each other although strangers in the physical sense. Lelia, who has supported me from the start of my career, [...]
November 30, 2011
Posted in: Guest Blogs 
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Mythbusting
Camille Minichino is the author of three mystery series. Her akas are Margaret Grace (The Miniature Mysteries) and Ada Madison (The Professor Sophie Knowles Mysteries). The first chapters of The Square Root of Murder (July 2011) and The Probability of Murder (due March 2012), are on her website: http://www.minichino.com Camille‘s blog— The Real Me There’s [...]
November 29, 2011
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Book Review: If This Is Paradise, I Want My Money Back by Claudia Carroll
If This Is Paradise, I Want My Money Back Claudia Carroll William Morrow, October 2011 ISBN 978-0-06-204515-7 Trade Paperback Charlotte lies in a hospital bed, trapped by a coma, listening to the conversations around her. Most are directed at her in attempts to bring her back to consciousness and she appreciates the efforts, really she [...]
November 28, 2011
Tags: angels, general fiction, guardian angel, humor, relationships, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews One Comment
True Confessions
Karyne Corum lives in New Jersey where she was born and grew up. She has written several winning short stories for online publications. Her supernatural short story, “Harbinger” was released last spring by Night Fall publications in the anthology, From Nightmares and Shadows. She is feverishly working on the second draft of her suspense novel [...]
November 27, 2011
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Book Reviews: The Sentry by Robert Crais, Stettin Station by David Downing and Damage by John Lescroart
The Sentry Robert Crais Putnam, January 2011 ISBN: 978-0-399-15707-3 Hardcover There are many larger-than-life, hard-boiled superheroes, some more believable than others. Â Then there is Joe Pike: Â A strong, contemplative, quiet, unassuming protagonist. Â And his sorrowful and anguished side-kick, PI Elvis Cole, adds a more human touch. Together, they make a great team, and in this, [...]
November 26, 2011
Tags: 1941 Berlin, California, district attorney, drug wars, Dutton, historical, journalist, mystery, police procedural, private investigator, Putnam, San Francisco, Soho Press, thriller, war intelligence, World War II Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Why An Editor Is Just As Important As My Book
Former professional poker player Glenn Gamble is an author from Chicago, IL who doesn’t have one of those inspiring stories where he goes to the state penitentiary to discover his gift for writing amazing stories. Instead, he worked on his craft during long romantic dates at Starbucks and Panera Bread with his laptop and a [...]
November 25, 2011
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Thanksgiving Treats—And Treats For A Pair Of Contest Winners!
Family, Friends and Food—It’s All Good! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the winners of Carolyn J. Rose’s A Place of Forgetting— Paperback—Sandi Lewis Ebook—Malena E. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please support your local independent shops this Saturday!
November 24, 2011
Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Tales of a Bookseller No Comments
Book Review: Hide and Seek by Katia Lief
Hide and Seek Katia Lief Ebury Press, October 2011 ISBN: 978-0-09-193792-8 Paperback Katia Lief’s first book, the thrilling You Are Next, was published in the US in October of 2010; this novel, a sequel, was published there under the title Next Time You See Me one short month later. Inasmuch as it picks up four [...]
November 23, 2011
Tags: Ebury Press, missing person, mystery, New York City, private security, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Murder Half-Baked by Kathleen Delaney
Murder Half-Baked Kathleen Delaney Camel Press, May 2011 ISBN 978-1-60381-828-5 Trade Paperback Real estate agent Ellen McKenzie is in the midst of preparations for her wedding to Dan Dunham, the local police chief, and has to contend with the horror of a wedding dress, ruffled hoopskirt and all, her mother has sent to this forty-something [...]
November 22, 2011
Tags: California, cozy, domestic violence, mystery, real estate agent, softboiled Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Dead Like You by Peter James
Dead Like You Peter James Minotaur Books, September 2011 ISBN 978-0312643201 Trade Paperback Settle in for a lengthy read from an international bestselling author. Go along with a British investigator as he follows a trail of clues to track down a serial rapist. Learn about past relationships and how they affect present and future ones. [...]
November 21, 2011
Tags: cold case, England, Minotaur Books, mystery, police procedural, serial rapist, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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