Archive for December, 2011
Book Review: My Dark Places by James Ellroy
My Dark Places James Ellroy Vintage Books, 1997 ISBN 0-679-76205-1 Trade Paperback James Ellroy, prolific Los Angeles crime writer, takes us on a rock-strewn, rutted road through his internal landscape in this memoir, which has at its heart, the loss of his mother to an anonymous murder. This intimate view of the inside of James [...]
December 31, 2011
Tags: autobiography, California, memoir, novelist, true crime, Vintage Books Posted in: Full Reviews 
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New Year’s Resolutions: Our Favorite Detectives’ Promises for Self-Improvement in 2012
Lauren Carr gave up her career of writing mysteries for television and stage to try her hand at writing novels. She wrote A Small Case of Murder while staying at home with her young son. Her first book, A Small Case of Murder, was named finalist for the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Old Love Dies [...]
December 30, 2011
Posted in: Guest Blogs 4 Comments
Book Reviews x 4 by Patricia E. Reid
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, There’s A Body In The Car Fran Rizer Bella Rosa Books, January 2011 ISBN No. 978-1933523941 Trade Paperback There is never a dull moment in Callie Parrish’s life. Callie is employed by Middleton Mortuary. Her job title is mortuary cosmetologist but Callie also answers the phone, talks to clients and does [...]
December 29, 2011
Tags: 1786 Ireland, anxiety disorders, Bella Rosa Books, Berkley Prime Crime, California, governess, historical, humor, Iceland, kidnapping, kidnapping & extortion expert, mortuary cosmetologist, mystery, Oceanview Publishing, Perseverance Press, political thriller, radio talk show host, South Carolina, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Mercury’s Rise by Ann Parker
Mercury’s Rise Ann Parker Poisoned Pen Press, November 2011 ISBN #987-1590580963-2 Trade paperback (also available in hardcover) I love a good historical, and if it’s an American historical—all the better. I am very pleased to say that this is the best historical I’ve read all year. The fourth in the Silver Rush Series set in [...]
December 28, 2011
Tags: 1880 Colorado, health resort, historical, mystery, Poisoned Pen Press Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews One Comment
Why Did I Write A Funny Mystery?
Making the leap from reading to making up stories, Kat Jorgensen has entertained friends and family almost all of her life with the stories that play in her mind. In her left-brain life, Kat was a manager of six departments for a local life insurance company and earned the professional designation of FLMI (Fellow in [...]
December 27, 2011
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Book Review: Death Along the Spirit Road by C. M. Wendelboe
Death Along the Spirit Road C. M. Wendelboe Berkley Prime Crime, March 2011 ISBN 978-0-425-24002-1 Trade Paperback FBI agent Manny Tanno has been called to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to solve the murder of Jason Red Cloud, a Lakota Sioux land developer. The investigation puts him right back where he began his career in [...]
December 26, 2011
Tags: FBI agent, Lakota Sioux, land developer, mystery, Native American, reservation, South Dakota Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
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December 25, 2011
Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller 2 Comments
Understanding Authors
James Fouché lives in the Garden Route area of South Africa with his wife and their two Jack Russell terriers. While researching characters James spends a lot of his time in the fresh produce departments of local supermarkets, or frequenting coffee shops and other retail outlets, where he takes pleasure in examining housewives and businessmen [...]
December 23, 2011
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Book Review: Just Deserts by Jinx Schwartz
Just Deserts Jinx Schwartz Self-published, October 2011 Ebook available on Nook, Kindle and elsewhere Needing some ready cash to get her beloved boat bottom fixed, Hetta takes a new job at a copper mine close to the Arizona border in Cananea,Mexico. In Hetta’s words, “And, presto change, I was off on another adventure, and this [...]
December 22, 2011
Tags: humor, Mexico, mystery, nautical, Self-published Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
The Festive Spirit, Classical Style
Gary Corby writes books. He’s been fascinated by ancient history since he was a teenager.  What those guys got up to thousands of years ago was just as exciting and even more bizarre than any modern thriller, with the added fun that it really happened. He also loves the puzzles of murder mysteries and has [...]
December 20, 2011
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