Book Reviews: Fatal Error by J. A. Jance, Death Toll by Jim Kelly, Rag and Bone by James R. Benn, and Rogue by Frederick Ramsay

Fatal Error J.A. Jance Touchstone, February 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4165-6381-5 Hardcover The Ali Reynolds series usually has the protagonist solving some kind of mystery, and this one is no exception.  However, the reader has to put up with a slow beginning, describing Ali’s experiences during her training at the Police Academy.  When she completes the course, [...]

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February 6, 2012  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly

The Little Women Letters Gabrielle Donnelly Touchstone, June 2011 ISBN 978-1-4516-1718-4 Hardcover In this cleverly written novel, the author weaves letters from a fictional Louisa May Alcott character, Jo March, between the pages of a contemporary story that involves her great-great granddaughters, Emma, Sophie and Lulu. The entire family is blissfully happy, being born from [...]

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November 1, 2011  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews  No Comments

Book Reviews: Outwitting Trolls by William G. Tapply, Gideon’s War by Howard Gordon, and The Whisperers by John Connolly

Outwitting Trolls William G. Tapply Minotaur Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-53127-0 Hardcover Unfortunately, this is the final Brady Coyne novel.  It was completed shortly before William G. Tapply’s death last year.  He left behind a substantial body of work, including 25 books in the Brady Coyne series alone.  Mr. Tapply was a masterful storyteller.  Reading his [...]

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August 22, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Reviews: This Body of Death by Elizabeth George and Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta

This Body of Death Elizabeth George Harper, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-116091-2 Mass Market Paperback In the 16th Inspector Lynley novel, we find him at home after having completed his wanderings around Cornwall trying to find peace following the murder of his wife.  Still undecided as to what to do in the future, he is approached by [...]

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July 30, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: A Bad Day’s Work by Nora McFarland

A Bad Day’s Work Nora McFarland Touchstone Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-4391-5548-6 Trade Paperback Lilly Hawkins has been having her problems lately, gaining a reputation for screwing up [or, as she prefers to call it, having a run of bad luck].  But of course, perception is everything, as she knows.  Lilly is a news photographer at [...]

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December 13, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

A Trio of Feit Reviews

Bad Intentions Karin Fossum Translated by Charlotte Barslund Harvill Secker, July 2010 ISBN: 978-1-846-55292-2 Trade Paperback [This book is only available in/through the UK or Canada at this time, not yet available in the US .  It will be published in the US in August 2011.] This tale takes place in Norway, but the venue [...]

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October 21, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Feit Book Reviews x 3

Still Missing Chevy Stevens St. Martin’s Press, July 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-59567-8 Hardcover This is an interesting novel, despite its shortcomings:  Basically the writing is uneven, and in many ways pretentious.  A young woman, Annie Sullivan, a realtor on Vancouver Island, Canada, is abducted by a psycho and kept captive for a year, subjected to daily [...]

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