All Blog Posts Tagged 'Richard' (8)

The Perfect Family?

Karen and Richard Sharpe lived in an upscale area of Gloucester, a seaside town in Massachusetts. To the neighbors, they seemed like the perfect couple. They had been married for 27 years and had three children. A dermatologist, Richard taught at Harvard Medical School and his medical practice and other businesses earned him millions of dollars.

But behind the happy facade, bizarre behavior haunted the Sharpe household. For years, Richard had led a secret life. He was a cross-dresser…

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Added by Susan on May 13, 2012 at 4:02am — No Comments

Hate Amazon? Well Read About What Random House Did to Me and My Family...

The following blog is now appearing at The Vincent Zandri Vox: http://vincentzandri.blogspot.fr/2012/04/hate-amazon-well-read-about-what-random.html#.T4RtpdWM6So…

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Added by Vincent Zandri on April 11, 2012 at 4:46am — 4 Comments

Review - The Billionaire's Curse, Richard Newsome

Book Title: THE BILLIONAIRE'S CURSE

Author: Richard Newsome

Publisher: Text Publishing (Young Adult / Children's Writing)

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-921520-57-0

No of Pages: 355

Book Synopsis:

Someone has stolen the world’s most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside.

Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about.

Not until he finds… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 19, 2009 at 11:22am — No Comments

Review - Dead-End Road, Richard Kunzmann

Book Title: DEAD-END ROAD

Author: Richard Kunzmann

Publisher: Pan MacMillan

Copyright: 2008

ISBN: 9780330446488

Book Synopsis:

After two years' absence, Detective Harry Mason has rejoined the South African Police Service, but is now moved to the Serious and Violent Crimes unit.

Book Review:

DEAD-END ROAD is third novel Detective Harry Mason novel from South African author Richard Kunzmann - the earlier books are BLOODY HARVESTS and… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on October 22, 2009 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Officer Down

140 police officers in the United States died in the line of duty in 2008, a 14% decrease from 2007 when 181 officers died, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The 181 deaths in 2007 temporarily reversed a downward trend that had begun in 1980 when a record 205 officers died in the line of duty. Law enforcement officials attribute the decrease to better training, bulletproof vests and the use of tasers. But better training and equipment has not prevented a 20% jump… Continue

Added by Christopher Valen on September 10, 2009 at 12:48am — 5 Comments

Review: A Deadly Trade, Michael Stanley

A week ago I reviewed A Carrion Death, written by Michael Stanley (the pen name of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip). Not only was it a strong first attempt at a crime novel set in an exotic setting, it was also a sheer act of determination and personal marketing that eventually saw the book break through to the LA Times bestseller.

A Deadly Trade

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Added by Richard Kunzmann on May 14, 2009 at 5:46pm — No Comments

Lush Life and Google's Street View

Richard Price's Lush Life is a fantastic novel for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is its incredible sense of place. The whole book pretty much takes place within a few blocks on New York's Lower East Side.

Now, I've never been to the Lower East Side and the book gave a complete feel of the place, but I was still a little curious to see the area, so I looked up one of the addresses given in the book, 27 Eldridge, on Google Maps and then hit the street… Continue

Added by John McFetridge on April 7, 2009 at 2:18am — 1 Comment

Do We Get More Strange the More We Sell?

It seems there are two types of famous writers, and I'll begin by saying I admire both types. One type finds something that works for them and then repeats it. I've heard a few admit that it's tough to come up with new stuff after the third or fourth book, but the good ones do it. Mediocre writers' work may bore some readers after while, but there seem to be enough who don't get bored to make the repetition profitable.

The other type of writer tries for something different each time.… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on July 11, 2008 at 10:25pm — No Comments