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Life in a Conversation

Life in a Conversation I’m on a once-a-month author interview series, having kicked off the New Year with the divine Ms. Shey and her Mr. (and just lovely they were). Today, I’m talking to Geoff Le Pard — a man of many … Continue reading

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will grayson will grayson

                                                   will grayson                           … Continue reading

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Tangled Weeds and Other Tales

Tangled Weeds and Other Tales — Meet Sarah Key Welcome back to the fifth installment in my author spotlight series for Mystery Thriller Week which opened today and runs through February 22nd.  Today’s guest is the divine Sarah Key. Sarah … Continue reading

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Lincoln in the Atlantic World

Lincoln in the Atlantic World There are people who read scholarly works just for fun, those super smarties for whom reading novels is practically a waste of time. Not me. I want fiction. I want suspense. I want action. I … Continue reading

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Book Review: Oil and Water, by P. J. Lazos

Thanks to The Page Turner for this lovely review of Oil and Water. Oil and Water by P.J. Lazos Print Length: 483 pages Publisher: P. J. Lazos; 1 edition (June 22, 2016) Publication Date: June 22, 2016 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services … Continue reading

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Reviewers Wanted!

Reviewers Wanted! Who do you turn to when you need a hand with your novel? Well, readers and writers, of course. Are you a book reviewer? Are you interested in murder mysteries? How about an environmental murder mystery? If you’ve … Continue reading

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The Chocolate Assassin

The Chocolate Assassin The ghost of Dashiell Hammett floats between the pages of The Chocolate Assassin, by Peter Durantine, a crime noir novel á la Hammett, Raymond Chandler and the rest. Set between two time periods — present day and … Continue reading

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Jon Fixx

Jon Fixx        Webster’s defines noir as “1: crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings.” Jon Fixx, one of Kirkus Review’s top Indie Books of 2015 is that and more, a madcap mix of noir and … Continue reading

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Neil Gaiman Triptych

Anansi Boys/The Ocean at the End of the Lane/Neverwhere Neil Gaiman is crazy. Neil Gaiman is deep. Neil Gaiman lives in bizarro world. Neil Gaiman is ridiculously English in his storytelling. Neil Gaiman may be an extraterrestrial. Neil Gaiman is … Continue reading

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Big Magic

Big Magic      There’s Big Love in Big Magic, the new book by Elizabeth Gilbert, love of work, love of mucking around in the primordial soup of creativity, and love of manifesting into being that which makes your Soul … Continue reading

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