Lucinda Surber's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T21:23:53ZLucinda Surberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucindaSurberhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60995031?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0ag8rfebuyc7t&xn_auth=noFebruary 1st Book Reviewstag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-01:537324:BlogPost:2259392010-02-01T01:08:45.000ZLucinda Surberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucindaSurber
Just posted reviews of 10 books: Rebecca Cantrell's <i>A Trace of Smoke</i>, Joanne Dobson's <i>Quieter Than Sleep</i>, Charles Larson's <i>Someone’s Death</i>, Patrick F. McManus's <i>The Blight Way</i>, Bob Morris's <i>Bahamarama</i>, Sandra Parshall's <i>The Heat of the Moon</i>, Robert Rotenberg's <i>Old City Hall</i>, Kelli Stanley's <i>City of Dragons</i>, Richard Stark's <i>The Man with the Getaway Face</i>, and Charles Todd's <i>A Duty to the Dead</i>:…
Just posted reviews of 10 books: Rebecca Cantrell's <i>A Trace of Smoke</i>, Joanne Dobson's <i>Quieter Than Sleep</i>, Charles Larson's <i>Someone’s Death</i>, Patrick F. McManus's <i>The Blight Way</i>, Bob Morris's <i>Bahamarama</i>, Sandra Parshall's <i>The Heat of the Moon</i>, Robert Rotenberg's <i>Old City Hall</i>, Kelli Stanley's <i>City of Dragons</i>, Richard Stark's <i>The Man with the Getaway Face</i>, and Charles Todd's <i>A Duty to the Dead</i>: <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/reading.html">http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/reading.html</a>September 1 Book Reviewstag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-10:537324:BlogPost:2132332009-09-10T18:38:01.000ZLucinda Surberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucindaSurber
Ten new book reviews are now online at <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/reading.html" target="_blank">What We Are Reading</a>:<br />
Jeff Abbott's <i>Trust Me</i>, Susanne Alleyn's <i>The Cavalier of the Apocalypse</i>, Jefferson Bass's <i>Carved in Bone</i>, Lawrence Block's <i>Burglars Can’t Be Choosers</i>, Alan Bradley's <i>The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie</i>, Grace Brophy's <i>The Last Enemy</i>, Deborah Crombie's <i>A Share in Death</i>, Dean Koontz's <i>Odd Thomas</i>, Attica…
Ten new book reviews are now online at <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/reading.html" target="_blank">What We Are Reading</a>:<br />
Jeff Abbott's <i>Trust Me</i>, Susanne Alleyn's <i>The Cavalier of the Apocalypse</i>, Jefferson Bass's <i>Carved in Bone</i>, Lawrence Block's <i>Burglars Can’t Be Choosers</i>, Alan Bradley's <i>The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie</i>, Grace Brophy's <i>The Last Enemy</i>, Deborah Crombie's <i>A Share in Death</i>, Dean Koontz's <i>Odd Thomas</i>, Attica Locke's <i>Black Water Rising</i>, Louise Penny's <i>A Rule Against Murder</i>.Deadly Appraisal by Jane K. Clelandtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-04:537324:BlogPost:2063212009-07-04T21:06:54.000ZLucinda Surberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucindaSurber
<img src="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/ReadGraphics/DeadlyAppraisal.jpg" style="float:left;"></img> Deadly Appraisal (2007 by <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cleland_Jane-K.html">Jane K. Cleland</a>), the 2nd in the series, finds Josie Prescott, an antiques dealer in a small town in coastal New Hampshire, feeling good about the growth of her new business. Then a woman is poisoned at the gala Prescott Antiques is sponsoring to raise money for the local Women’s Guild. Everyone who had access to the poisoned wine is under suspicion, but the police suspect that…
<img style="float:left;" src="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/ReadGraphics/DeadlyAppraisal.jpg"/>Deadly Appraisal (2007 by <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cleland_Jane-K.html">Jane K. Cleland</a>), the 2nd in the series, finds Josie Prescott, an antiques dealer in a small town in coastal New Hampshire, feeling good about the growth of her new business. Then a woman is poisoned at the gala Prescott Antiques is sponsoring to raise money for the local Women’s Guild. Everyone who had access to the poisoned wine is under suspicion, but the police suspect that Josie may have been the intended victim. The theft of a valuable antique that was one of the fundraising auction items adds to the confusion as Josie and Wes, an untrustworthy yet talented investigative reporter, try to figure out what is really going on. Cleland is chair of the Wolfe Pack’s literary awards, and spotting references to Nero Wolfe (Saul Panzer and Fred Durkin appear on a list of car owners) adds to the fun, as does the inclusion of interesting information about antiques.The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Cartertag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-01:537324:BlogPost:2058702009-07-01T17:20:10.000ZLucinda Surberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LucindaSurber
<p style="text-align: left;"><img align="left" alt="" border="1" height="144" hspace="4" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70745906?profile=original" width="94"></img> <i>The Emperor of Ocean Park</i>, by <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Carter_Stephen-L.html">Stephen L. Carter</a>, (2002) is the story of Talcott (Misha) Garland, an African American law professor at an Ivy League college, who is left a cryptic note from his father, Oliver Garland, upon his death, which just might have been a murder. The family has never quite recovered from the scandal that destroyed Judge Garland’s nomination to the…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70745906?profile=original" alt="" width="94" height="144" hspace="4" border="1" align="left"/> <i>The Emperor of Ocean Park</i>, by <a href="http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Carter_Stephen-L.html">Stephen L. Carter</a>, (2002) is the story of Talcott (Misha) Garland, an African American law professor at an Ivy League college, who is left a cryptic note from his father, Oliver Garland, upon his death, which just might have been a murder. The family has never quite recovered from the scandal that destroyed Judge Garland’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and now Misha’s wife Kimmer, who he suspects is unfaithful, is undergoing her own investigation for a judgeship. Judge Garland’s old friend Jack Ziegler, a former CIA agent suspected of being an organized crime boss, is interested in the mysterious “arrangements” the Judge left for Misha, as is the FBI, and several shady men who begin to follow him. Unfortunately Misha has no idea what these arrangements are. Misha’s nickname comes from his early talent for chess, and chess references begin each section. This huge (654 pages) and complex book is far more than a murder mystery, raising issues of racism, classism, politics, and the essential loneliness of the individual. Highly recommended.</p>