I just received this wonderful review for my book and wanted to share it. “One Small Victory will draw you into one mother’s desire to fight back and make a difference. With guts and determination, Jenny heads into dangerous drug trafficking territory. Though she puts herself into a situation that gets her in way over […]
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Thanks once more to Carl Brookins for sharing another review with us here. Fly By Wireby Ward LarsenISBN: 978-1-933515-86-1Hard Cover, 301 pgs.,Published by Oceanview Press, 2010 An unusual and fresh plot device blends world finance, international espionage, religious zealotry and cutting edge aviation technology in a fine and mostly fast-paced thriller. It is clear that
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another review….. The Bone ChamberBy Robin BurcellISBN 9781590583753HC from Poisoned Pen Press2009, 378 pages Feisty independent-minded FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick is off on another case. This time she bouncing between Washington, DC, San Francisco and various Italian locations, and all the while she and her cohorts dodge international
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Thanks again to Carl Brookins for introducing another good read…. Set The Night On FireBy Libby Fischer HellmannISBN: 978-0-98406-5-7Trade Paperback fromAllium Press, Chicago, 2010346 pages. Every so often a novel comes along that connects with the reader in such a visceral way that it is like a punch in the stomach. This is such a
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing this review. Vermilion DriftBy William Kent KruegerISBN: 9781439153840Hard Cover from Atria,2010, 305 pages Authors of crime fiction, like authors working in any other genre, often use their talents to work through personal issues, sometimes intensely private issues. Although it is not entirely clear, the writer may be working through
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Thanks again to Carl Brookins for sharing another book review here…. In Dog We TrustNeil S. PlakcyISBN: 2940000889596Ebook available from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N. Steve Levitan is a convicted felon. Through a lapse in internal discipline, he did a little computer hacking and ended up in prison. Released on parole, he returns to his home, Bucks
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another book review…. McMansionby Justin ScottPoisoned Pen Press255 pages, hardcoverISBN: 1-59058-063-X Justin Scott has written over a dozen mysteries, thrillers and adventure novels under several names, taut, exemplary stories that illuminate and explore many of our social concerns. They are good stories, well-written with drive and panache. This is
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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
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