Archive for February, 2012
A Day In The Life Of An Author
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 [...]
February 28, 2012
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Book Reviews: So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison, So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman, When the Thrill Is Gone by Walter Mosley, and Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron
So Close the Hand of Death J.T. Ellison MIRA Books, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-7783-2943-5 Mass Market Paperback This is the newest entry in the Taylor Jackson series, and picks up several threads of earlier books.  At the end of the prior book, The Immortals, Dr. John Baldwin, Supervisory Special Agent and Taylor’s fiancé, was about [...]
February 27, 2012
Tags: Boston, computer security, crimes against women, FBI, hacking, Mira Books, missing persons, mystery, Nashville, New York, police procedural, private investigator, psychological suspense, Riverhead, serial killer, Simon & Schuster, small town, suspense, thriller, William Morrow Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Coincidence and Character
As a journalist, Betty Webb interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and Nobel Prize-winners, as well as the homeless, the dying, and polygamy runaways. The dark Lena Jones mysteries, based on stories she covered as a reporter, include this year’s Desert Wind, given a starred review by Publishers Weekly; Desert Lost (“One [...]
February 26, 2012
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Book Review: Dead Wood by Dani Amore
Dead Wood Dani Amore February, 2012 Kindle Ebook Also available in Nook and other ebook formats The dead wood of this book refers to both old wood salvaging from Michigan’s Lake St. Clair and the incredibly gifted guitars made of them by Jesse Barre, the young, talented, beautiful and recently murdered daughter of an elderly [...]
February 25, 2012
Tags: ebook, Michigan, mystery, private investigator, Self-published Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
My Journey With Books
Cynthia Price is Director of Communications for the nonprofit organization ChildFund International.She is past President of the National Federation of Press Women and of Virginia Press Women. Cynthia is an avid reader, who also occasionally blogs about authors at http://cynthiapricecommunique.wordpress.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Book Thief is a big book. Big in size, big in subject matter. [...]
February 24, 2012
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Book Review: The Inquisitor’s Apprentice by Chris Moriarty
The Inquisitor’s Apprentice Chris Moriarty Harcourt Children’s Books, October 2011 ISBN 978-0-547-58135-4 Hardcover Set in an alternate America, one in which magic is rife and closely policed, tests reveal a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who “sees” magic as it’s happening. The leaders of New York City, in an effort to put the kibosh on all magics [...]
February 23, 2012
Tags: alternate America, dark fantasy, Harcourt Children's Books, Judaism, magic, middle grade/young adult, mystery, New York, police procedural Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Left for Dead by J.A. Jance
Left for Dead J.A. Jance Touchstone Books, February 2012 ISBN 9781451628586 Hardcover With a complex plot and enough characters to fill an auditorium, J.A. Jance delivers another winner of a story set in Arizona’s desert. This one has a little bit of everything and you won’t know where you’re going next. Officer Jose Reyes, making [...]
February 22, 2012
Tags: Arizona, drugs, Mexican cartels, mystery, police procedural, prostitution, Touchstone Books Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Scrapbook of Secrets by Mollie Cox Bryan
Scrapbook of Secrets Mollie Cox Bryan Kensington Publishing, February 2012 ISBN 978-0-7582-6631-6 Mass Market Paperback Cumberland Creek, Virginia—on its surface, a small town like many others, with its charm, friendliness, and sense of safety, but also with some of the drawbacks familiar to newcomers. Annie and Mike moved to this village with their young sons [...]
February 21, 2012
Tags: cozy, crafts, Kensington Publishing, mystery, scrapbooking, Virginia Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews One Comment
Book Reviews: Long Gone by Alafair Burke, Heaven’s Fire by Sandra Balzo, and A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne
Long Gone Alafair Burke Harper, June 2011 ISBN No. 978-0061999185 Hardcover Alice Humphrey’s chance meeting with Drew Campbell at first glance appears to be a lucky break. Alice is unemployed and Drew Campbell offers her a chance to run a gallery and be her own boss. Alice’s father is a famous Hollywood producer and Alice [...]
February 20, 2012
Tags: art gallery, ATF investigator, child pornography, conjoined twins, ebook, England, FBI agent, Felony & Mayhem, fireworks, Harper, journalist, missing child, mystery, photographer, police procedural, psychological suspense, Self-published, TV producer Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Reviews: Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein, Live Wire by Harlan Coben, Rizzo’s Fire by Lou Manfredo, Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando, and Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
Silent Mercy Linda Fairstein Dutton, March 2011 ISBN: 978-0-525-95202-2 Hardcover This deeply researched series highlighting New York landmarks featuring Alexandra Cooper and Mike Chapman takes the reader in a somewhat different direction from previous entries. Â This time the author tackles religion, albeit in a non-controversial manner. While New York continues to be the prime real [...]
February 19, 2012
Tags: Brooklyn, CIA, criminal defense attorney, Dutton, family issues, FBI, Guantanamo, Harper, Leeds, legal thriller, Little Brown, Miami, Minotaur Books, mystery, New York City, police procedural, private investigator, private security, public prosecutor, religion, serial killer Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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