Sunday, May 25, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
SOCIAL DEATH is deadly
SOCIAL DEATH by Tatiana Boncompagni is a well-written and layered murder mystery with lots of interesting details about the news reporting business, which I assume is accurate since I'm not in the biz. It was also nice to read a story where the police were not painted as total buffoons although what was considered a leak, lead, off-the record comment, or non-denial denial from the cops often seemed arbitrary. It is a fast-paced story with the expected twists and red herrings, a too-long denouement, and a few ambiguous last lines that will send conspiracy theorists rereading the book for "the truth" about the death of one character.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Two Short Reviews for Short Story Books
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Book Review: Oliver Stanton and the Josephine Key
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Book Review: Twisted
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Book Review: Zero Balance
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Book Review: Murder and Mayhem in the Big Apple
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Book Review: Tidal Surge
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Book Review: A Stallion to Die For
Not "My Friend Flicka" |
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Guest Blog Interview with Abbe Diaz
One of several volumes. |
Dine On This Book |
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Book Review: Long Doom Calling
Is this humanities future? |
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Book Review: A New Dawn Rising
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Book Review: Storm Surge
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Book Review: The Castlegate Club
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Book Review: Claws of the Griffin
When rich northerner, Peter Reynolds, heads to North Carolina for the funeral of an old girlfriend, he gets more than he expected including murder. Claws of the Griffin is a must read for anyone who likes their mysteries served with a southern flavor. The author does a could job of keep us guessing the outcome with well-played twists until the very end. It's got the big toe firmly planted in the 5-star rating arena. A good read for a hot southern night. Full disclosure: I read the ARC of this story.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Two short story reviews for the price of one blog view
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Book Review: One Time on Earth
Times were surely changing |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Interesting Story
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Monday, April 22, 2013
MMWUC - 17-Year Cicada Cycle
This year is the 17-year Cicada Cycle when that strange spaceship noise will blow your mind. This is one of the sixty-six stories in BATHROOM READING--Short Stories for Short Visits that touches on this subject. Enjoy while you still can.
Cicadacide
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Book Review: Three Books For One
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Book Review: The White Mountain
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