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Book Review – The Rock Hole by Reavis Z. Wortham

I’m over at Lelia Taylor’s blog Buried Under Books, where we are talking about cats and crooks and mystery writers and mystery bookstore owners.  Stop by if you get a chance and share your experience with cats. And thanks again to Carl Brookins for providing another book review.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rock Holeby Reavis Z. WorthamISBN: 978-1-59058-884-02011 …

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Thanks to Carl Brookins for an introduction to another good read. Murder Has No Class Rebecca KentISBN:978-0-425-23207-1 Berkley Prime Crime   Tired of the daily news of the world? Read too many grim thrillers or suspenseful detective stories lately? If you are looking for a change of pace, for an amusing, diverting traditional mystery in the best …

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The Anonymous Client By JP Hailey (Parnell Hall) ISBN: 978-1-936441-22-8, e-book edition released 2011, 232 pages. This is another fast-paced novel featuring criminal defense attorney, Steve Winslow. The protagonist is clever and so is the novel. It’s also slick, amusing and entertaining. The author has a good sense of his readers and their likely primary …

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Book Review – Invisible Path by Marilyn Meredith

Invisible PathBy Marilyn MeredithISBN: 978-1-60659-239-7Ebook ISBN: 978-1-60659-238-02010 Release fromMundania Press. 224 pages This charming story from a veteran author is the ninth in her series of Tempe Crabtree crime novels.  Tempe is a deputy sheriff in the small town of Bear Creek near an Indian reservation in the mountains of central California. A young man …

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Book Review – The Innocent Woman by Parnell Hall

 Another review from Carl Brookins. This one is short and sweet. Thanks, Carl. The Innocent WomanBy Parnell HallE-bookB0050W9HD4 A Steve Winslow zinger. Here’s an author who can write! Parnell Hall  has enough novels out you’d expect that, right? This was my first Steve Winslow mystery. It won’t be my last. Fine, distinct interesting characters. Limited …

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Book Review: Critical Condition by C. J. Lyons

 Thanks again to Carl Brookins for sharing a new review. Critical ConditionBy C.J.LyonsISBN: 9780515148688Mass Market, 300 page2010 release from Jove Fourth and last in the Angels of Mercy series. A hospital in Pittsburgh is under siege, both from within and without as a huge blizzard brings the city to a standstill.  In the hospital, Dr. …

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Book Review: A Puree of Poison by Claudia Bishop

Thank you, Carl, for sharing another review. What would I do on Sundays if you didn’t keep me supplied with new reviews? Oh, right, I’d have to write one myself. Enjoy… A Puree of PoisonBy Claudia BishopISBN: 0425193314Publisher, Berkley Prime CrimeDecember, 2003, 260 pgs. This small-town cozy comes with two squabbling sisters, one a gourmand …

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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another review.  How to Survive A Killer SéanceBy Penny WarnerMass Market release in 2011by Obsidian, 290 pages.ISBN:978-0-451-23279-3 Party planner Presley Parker is back. In another delightfully cozy murder mystery, she’s got herself enmeshed with some high-roller, high energy, digital silicon-valley types who are nothing if not focused. The problem …

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