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In the Mail: Known To Evil
Leonid McGill, Mosley’s newest hero (The Long Fall, 2009), is haunted by the bad things he used to do to people—or so he keeps telling us. Continue reading
Crashed by Timothy Hallinan
As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of Timothy Hallinan‘s Poke Rafferty series. So I was intrigued when I heard about Crashed a new e-book series. I was interested to see Hallinan work with a different lead character (Junior … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, Hollywood, Los Angeles, mystery, Television, Timothy Hallinan
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Looking for the King by David Downing
While the unique structure, and the underlying mystery, had the potential for an entertaining story I found the combination fell flat. There was no sense of danger, no suspense or surprises, just conversation and a plodding plot. Those with a strong interest in Lewis, Tolkien or the Inklings might enjoy the book just for those aspects but it wasn’t enough for me. Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, David Downing, Fiction, Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien, King Arthur, mystery, relics
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In the Mail: Bitter Legacy
Bitter Legacy (Matt Royal Mysteries) by H. Terrell Griffin Booklist Review Griffin’s Matt Royal novels may be the closest approximation we have today to John D. MacDonald in his pulp-fiction prime. Griffin’s characters are as stark as a man in … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, H. Terrell Griffin, John D. MacDonald, mystery, thriller
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In the Mail: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Don Bruns Publishers Weekly Roommates Skip Moore and James Lessor of More or Less Investigations receive PI licenses from the Florida Department of Agriculture (“Don’t ask why…. This is Florida. They just do things … Continue reading