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Bruce Macbain
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Here's an addition to Words Commonly Confused. The verbs 'riffle' and 'rifle'. I see these misused all the time. Correctly used, you 'riffle' through a stack of documents or the pages of a book; i.e. you flip through them quickly. You 'rifle' a sa...
No one should remain 'Wireless'. I never watched it when it was current but am catching up now with the DVDs. Simultaneously, I've been watching 'Breaking Bad' on the AMC channel (their second season just ended). This show also deals with the drug...
Thanks to my mystery book group, I recently discovered Louise Penny. We read her first book 'Still Life'. She is now on her fourth or fifth in the series which features French-Canadian Inspector Gamache and the idyllic village of Three Pines which...
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- Hometown:
- Brookline, MA
- About Me:
- My taste runs to historical mysteries and I have just finished writing one of my own: Roman Games, set in first century AD Rome. (I was a professor of Classics and ancient history in a previous incarnation.) If anyone in this group belongs to the Historical Novel Society, you'll see one or two of my book reviews in each issue of their journal.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
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- Books And Authors I Like:
- Recently I've discovered Frank Tallis (Vienna Blood and Death in Vienna) and Jonathan Rabb (Rosa). Among my favorite authors are Donald Westlake, Peter Lovesey, and Louise Penny.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Breaking Bad--the best!
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- At 11:38am on June 23, 2009,
Preetham Grandhi said…
- Hi Bruce, I wanted to introduce to you my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
- At 3:46am on June 23, 2009,
Dan Coleman said…
- Welcome, Bruce,
I'm particularly fond of the ancients, myself, though not so educated in the Classics. Fact, I should have been an archeologist.
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