Thanks to Carl Brookins for offering this review. This is a bit of a serendipitous occurrence considering just last night I revisited my love of the music of this era by performing some old Peter, Paul, and Mary songs at a Cabaret show, with two of my talented kids. I remember well the days of …
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing his reviews…. The Anteater of DeathBy Betty WebbPoisoned Pen Press,December, 2008, Hard cover,230 pages, $24.95,ISBN: 9781590585603 This is the beginning of a new series for this veteran author. Just look again at the title. Somewhere in the back of my head there’s a Shakespeare quote. Ms. Webb is an …
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing his reviews…. On Deadly Groundby Michael NormanISBN 978-59058-692-1Pub. By Poisoned Pen Press270 pages, Hard Cover, 2010 Michael Norman writes in a straight-forward kind of abrupt style that can be off-putting. An almost endless march of short declarative sentences doesn’t allow for much rhythm or flexibility in approach. Nevertheless, the …
Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing his review with us… The Fourth Sacrifice by Peter MayThomas Dunne BooksHardcover, 405 pages,ISBN: 0312364644Review by Carl Brookins Scotsman Peter May is a fine writer and a good journalist. He has experience, a good memory and he knows how to do research. For several months he was afforded unprecedented …
Here is another book review by Carl Brookins. Mood Swings To MurderAuthor: Jane IsenbergPublisher: Avon Books, PBODecember 2000ISBN: 0-380-80282-1 This is the third book in a series about an English teacher in the New Jersey college system. Bel Barrett teaches for a community college in Hoboken, a great platform for a variety of stories, because …
One of my writer friends is kind enough to share his book reviews with me. Thanks to Carl for the following…. THE SERPENT POOLBy Martin EdwardsPublished by Poisoned Pen Press,February, 2010, Hard cover, 284 pgs.ISBN: 978-1-59058-593-1 The author is experienced, long published. He has four mysteries in this, the Lake District police cases, featuring DCI …
Server Downby J.M. Hayes ISBN:978-1-59058-627-3HC from Poisoned Pen Press – May 2009 Reviewed by Carl Brookins Poisoned Pen Press is probably the elite crime fiction publisher in the nation right now. Their standards are very high and under Barbara Peters gimlet eye and firm editorial hand, they rarely stumble. Having Bob always around to beat …
A Journey to Die ForBy Radine Trees NehringISBN 978-1-60364-020-6Wolfmont Press, trade paper296 pg., May 2010 Here’s a good example, if readers still need one, of a crime novel that fits comfortably into the fine tradition of fiction that relies on good writing, a fine plot, odd and usual suspects, and an interesting setting. The author …
Random VictimBy Michael A. BlackISBN: 978-0-8439-5986-4Pub: Leisure Books, pb, 323 pages,April, 2008 How did I miss this one when it first came out? I know the author, been following the man’s writing career. He gave me a copy of this book. Still, I only recently got around to reading it. And discovered to my chagrin …
I’ll admit upfront that Dennis Lehane is one of my favorite authors, so any review by me is not going to be totally objective. But you have to admit that an author who can capture a moment is such sparse words as this, is a master at the craft. She whispered his name. She whispered, …