I originally reviewed Bust on November 15th, 2006. Bust is the first collaborative novel in the Hard Case stable and …Read the Rest
Archive for September, 2010
Ray Banks novel to be serialized in Needle Mag
Excellent score. Needle will be serializing the new Ray Banks novel, Wolf Tickets, over their next three issues. Needle has …Read the Rest
Savages by Don Winslow – review
…for it’s important that writers with some commercial clout should take the odd chance, that they should try to introduce …Read the Rest
LAUGHED ‘TIL HE DIED by Carolyn Hart – review
The 20th entry in this charming series brings back Annie Darling, proprietor of Death on Demand mystery bookstore, and her …Read the Rest
HOOK, LINE & SINISTER edited by T. Jefferson Parker – review
This book is a collection of 16 short stories edited by Mr. Parker, each with a separate story ranging from …Read the Rest
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie – review
I originally reviewed The Gun Seller on November 8th, 2006. The Gun Seller is a spy novel that spoofs spy …Read the Rest
Firework by Eugene Marten – review
It seems to me that most authors are aware of a line (that may or may not exist) and they …Read the Rest
THE MAPPING OF LOVE & DEATH by Jacqueline Winspear – review
How do you solve a murder that took place on a battlefield more than a decade earlier? With a little …Read the Rest
THE FALL GIRL by Kaye C. Hill – review
Lexy Lomax, working as a private detective out of her fisherman’s cabin in the Suffolk, England village of Clopwolde-on-Sea, is …Read the Rest
DOWN TO THE WIRE by David Rosenfelt – review
It is a journalistic axiom that a reporter should never become part of the story. Unfortunately, that principle does not …Read the Rest
212 by Alafair Burke – review
There’s a rumor going around that an ex- New York Governor, who resigned amid a sex scandal, is being considered …Read the Rest
ORDINARY THUNDERSTORMS by William Boyd – review
Serendipity plays an important part in the plot of this novel. Recently divorced, Adam Kindred decides to change his life …Read the Rest
THE MAN OF MY LIFE by Manuel Vazquez Montalban – review
Having just read and reviewed Mr. Montalban’s “Tattoo,” this reviewer found that this novel marks a deep contrast both in …Read the Rest
TATTOO by Manuel Vasquez Montalban – review
An entry in a popular series about Pepe Carvalho, an unusual character who is a private investigator and a gourmet …Read the Rest
SHADOWS STILL REMAIN by Peter De Jonge – review
The statement is made that this is a debut novel, although the author has co-written two books with Richard Patterson …Read the Rest
A NIGHT TOO DARK by Dana Stabenow – review
Sixteen novels have preceded this latest entry in the Kate Shugak series set in Alaska, and there is always something …Read the Rest
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith – review
I originally reviewed A Simple Plan by Scott Smith on November 7, 2006. There is a detached almost unemotional tone …Read the Rest
THE LONG FALL by Walter Mosley – review
Leonid McGill (his father was a communist union organizer who changed his name to Tolstoy and named his brother Nikita) …Read the Rest
LIFE SENTENCES by Laura Lippman – review
Known for setting her novels in Baltimore, Laura Lippman tells a complicated story about the lives of five girls as …Read the Rest
Harry Brown by Daniel Barber
Two of my least favorite movies of the past few years are The Brave One and Gran Torino. Seeing how …Read the Rest
