November 2014 Blog Posts (10)

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Distortion by Lucie Smoker





Artist Adele Proust is over her ex, activist JACK THOMAS—well, sort of. When he climbs a 64-story bank tower, she isn't moved. When he exposes that bank's shady foreclosures, she isn't impressed. Adele knows Jack, damn jerk. He's up to something else.



At a 3-chord punk bar, Adele slams down a Shiner with her best… Continue

Added by Lucie Smoker on November 30, 2014 at 4:14am — No Comments

Determination

Determination This is along the lines of perseverance but I think where perseverance tends to lean toward trying and not giving up, determination comes before.

If you persevere for something, you are going to try and try, overcome whatever obstacle in your path. Tagging along with this can be a determination-al mindset that you are determined-dedicated-to reach your goal.

However, I view…

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Added by Stephen Brayton on November 29, 2014 at 12:33pm — No Comments

Review: The Laced Chameleon

The Laced Chameleon was a standout in several ways: it included more than a casual dose of New Orleans atmosphere, it packed in some history I didn't know about, and it presented a strong female protagonist: all elements that make this more than your usual genre read.

The novel is set in 1862 New Orleans during the Civil War, when the Union Army occupied New Orleans, and delves into the social and racial structure of the city by presenting the life of a 'quadroon' (a person resulting…

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Added by Diane Donovan on November 26, 2014 at 4:11am — No Comments

Review: Susan Fleet's Natalie's Art

I read so much in the area of mystery/detective/thriller novels, it's hard to pick a standout - but one of my more recent reads was Natalie's Art - and because it's a series title that truly stands alone, it's a fine recommendation.

To call Natalie's Art a 'mystery' would do it a disservice, though mystery is one element of its story. To call it a 'thriller' would be too vague, though there are many plot twists and plenty of intrigue that would appeal to fans of this…

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Added by Diane Donovan on November 25, 2014 at 3:56am — No Comments

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Added by STEVEN NEDELTON on November 22, 2014 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Toys

toys There are times that I don't enjoy being an adult. Sometimes I want to be a child again.

I get this feeling whenever I read a book with a child in it playing with a toy.

See, that's the key word. Toy. Sometimes, I don't like the word. It brings back an aching nostalgia. Two years away from being fifty, I miss my childhood toys. My bunny, play pistols, Tonka toys, trucks and cars, rocket ships,…

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Added by Stephen Brayton on November 22, 2014 at 12:50am — No Comments

Kill with a Borrowed Knife by Michael Wreford

China, the eve of the September 11 attacks. A powerful cyber weapon is about to be released. Only one man can stop it ...



Journalist and SIS (MI6) contract agent George Quant arrives on the run in Beijing. Estranged from Karen, his Moscow-based handler, George is thrust into Asia's clandestine underworld of gentleman spies, nefarious business people, and murderous…

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Added by Dee Owen on November 21, 2014 at 12:50am — No Comments

Review of THE BURNING ROOM by Michael Connelly.

 A first-rate police procedural. At Murder Beach Mystery Reviews. http://billsmedia.blogspot.com/

Added by William Wilde on November 14, 2014 at 3:30am — No Comments

Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach Series

Added by Jed Power on November 9, 2014 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Art heists, murder and revenge

Another art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

In 1990 two robbers stole paintings worth $500 million from the Gardner Museum in Boston. Twenty years later, a ruthless man plans to steal several more. He forces Natalie to help him, but there is no honor among thieves, only treachery. After the…

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Added by Susan on November 2, 2014 at 9:12am — No Comments

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