I originally reviewed Resume With Monsters on November 3, 2006 Over the course of 16 years, 4 novels and 2 …Read the Rest
Archive for August, 2010
DON’T LOOK TWICE by Andrew Gross – review
Ty Hauck, the Greenwich, CT, Detective Lieutenant, is confronted with an ever-shifting set of circumstances following the murder of a …Read the Rest
FATALLY FLAKY by Diane Mott Davidson – review
Goldy Schulz, caterer deluxe, returns in her 15th appearance in this series. It is summer in Colorado, and she is …Read the Rest
Spinetingler hits 100 thousand
Since the reboot in February, in just 28 weeks, Spinetingler has had 100,000 visitors. To you, the 100,000th visitor and …Read the Rest
SILENCER by James W. Hall – review
Thorn is a unique character. In the previous installment of this series he inherited a billion-dollar corporation, but spurned any …Read the Rest
Three Days to Never by Tim Powers – review
I originally reviewed Three Days to Never on October 31, 2006 We are introduced to recent widower Frank Marrity and …Read the Rest
Benjamin Whitmer – interview
Since the death of Larry Brown there have been at least a dozen novelists touted as the heir to Brown’s …Read the Rest
The Guns of Pike by Benjamin Whitmer
by Benjamin Whitmer I’m going to start with what I hope isn’t a shocking confession in the world of crime …Read the Rest
THE LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton – review
The story of “The Lock Artist,” the wonderful new standalone by Steve Hamilton, the author of the justly popular Alex …Read the Rest
Transubstantiate By Richard Thomas – review
Reviewed by Chris Deal The New Black There’s a lot of discussion going on these days in regards to what …Read the Rest
THE CRACK IN THE LENS by Steve Hockensmith – review
Our book club’s book for March was Steve Hockensmith’s THE CRACK IN THE LENS. For those who haven’t experienced this …Read the Rest
THE UNNAMED by Joshua Ferris – review
Tim Farnsworth is apparently the victim of a strange malady, part narcolepsy, part something else entirely, something which seems to …Read the Rest
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction–My summer anthologies
Hey gang, So how’s the summer been going for ya’ll? Yeah, hot and busy here in my adopted home town …Read the Rest
PAGANINI’S GHOST by Paul Adam – review
Music is the theme of this delightful novel, a sequel to the author’s equally charming debut effort, “The Rainaldi Quartet,” …Read the Rest
BLOOD MOON by Garry Disher – review
To say that Adrian Wishart was a control freak would be an understatement. It is, therefore, perhaps understandable that when …Read the Rest
Animal Kingdom by David Michod – Review
The record is broken and it keeps fucking repeating itself, dear reader, and the bit of song that is driving me …Read the Rest
SKIN by Mo Hayder – review
There are all kinds of protagonists, but the two featured in this novel (after first appearing in “Ritual”) are very …Read the Rest
The Long Fall by Lynn Kostoff – review
A short while back I was blown away by Lynn Kostoff’s recently re-released debut, A Choice of Nightmares, a book …Read the Rest
The Language of Defeat and a challenge redux
Last year in response to Banville-gate I issued a challenge in two parts over at my old blog. In light …Read the Rest
THEREBY HANGS A TAIL by Spencer Quinn – review
This book has two protagonists. Bernie Little, West Point graduate, veteran of the Gulf wars and ex-cop, is the human …Read the Rest
