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.  A bit odd, one might say – unless one has ‘met’ Chet in either or both of his two prior appearances, Dog on It and Thereby Hangs a [...]

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May 25, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: A Hidden Affair by Pam Jenoff

A Hidden Affair Pam Jenoff Atria Books, 2010 ISBN 1416590714 Hardcover Jordan Weiss is an agent with the State Department.  When she discovers that her boyfriend did not drown 10 years before but faked his death in order to escape from someone who wanted to get their hands on his research, she sets out to [...]

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January 31, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Guest Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger

Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger Atria, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4391-5384-0 Hardcover In a perfect display of a not-unreasonable NIMBY mindset [Not In My Backyard}, most of the residents of Tamarack County, Minnesota and the surrounding Iron Lake area are up in arms, almost literally, when plans are announced to consider converting the long-closed [and fictional] Vermilion [...]

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January 19, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  One Comment

Book Review: Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger

Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger Atria Books, September 2010 ISBN 9781439153840 Hardcover Authors of crime fiction, like authors working in any other genre, often use their talents to work through personal issues, sometimes intensely private issues.  Although it is not entirely clear, the writer may be working through some family issues with this novel.  Does [...]

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October 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn

Thereby Hangs a Tail Spencer Quinn Narrated by Jim Frangione Recorded Books, January 2010 Downloaded Unabridged Audio Book Bernie and Chet run the Little Detective Agency, Bernie being a human P.I. always a bit, or a lot, behind with the bills, and Chet being a four-legged dude who had to drop out of K-9 school.  [...]

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March 22, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews  No Comments