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Monthly Archives: April 2019
A taste of violence
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson NEON PREY. By John Sandford. Penguin Audio. Red by Richard Ferrone. 11 ½ hours; 9 CDs. $40. Also available in print from G.P. Putnam’s Sons. There’s no mystery why John Sandford’s thrillers routinely make it … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Mysteries, Police procedural, Thriller/Suspense
Tagged Audio Books, John Sandford, Lucas Davenport, Prey
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Betting on a killer
Bob Moyer is flushed with pleasure after reading this novel, and he hopes you’ll go straight out to get a copy. More poker puns welcomed. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer BLUFF. By Jane Stanton Hitchcock. Poisoned Pen Press. 264 pages. … Continue reading
Posted in Mysteries, Popular fiction, Thriller/Suspense
Tagged "Bluff", Jane Stanton Hitchcock
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Sons and mothers and Jackie O.
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson THE EDITOR. By Steven Rowley. Penguin Audio. Read by Michael Lee. 10 ½ hours. 9 CDs. $40. Also available in print from G. P. Putnam’s Sons. What an original and wonderful idea for a book: … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Books, Contemporary literary fiction
Tagged Jackie Onassis, literary fiction, Steven Rowley, The Editor
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Cat and criminal
Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson CAT CHASE THE MOON. By Shirley Rousseau Murphy. William Morrow. 288 pages. $24.99. Those who love both cats and mystery novels know there is a whole genre of mysteries involving cat sleuths. Years ago I … Continue reading
Posted in Cat mysteries, Mysteries
Tagged cat mysteries, Joe Grey, Shirley Rousseau Murphy
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Escaping the trap
“Not a mystery” was the subject line on the email in which Bob Moyer sent me this review. He knows that I know that most of his reviews are of mysteries, especially detective stories. But I also know that Bob … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative nonfiction
Tagged Maid, nonfiction, poverty, Stephanie Land
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