Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense
Good Mystery, Bad Cover
The Abduction by Mark Gimenez Okay, good, thick and satisfying book – my only gripe with it is the cover. The cover shows a little blonde girl in a dark coat standing looking helpless in dark woods, but the abductee … Continue reading
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Tagged abduction, fiction, Mark Gimenez, mystery, veteran, Vietnam War
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Famous Haunted Authors
Capote in Kansas A Ghost Story by Kim Powers A sad little, tragic little story, but one that is not without hope or resolution. Maybe I am in the minority, having never been forced to read “To Kill a Mockingbird” … Continue reading
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Tagged Capote, famous, Harper Lee, Kansas, Kim Powers, murders, Nelle, to Kill a Mockingbird
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Urban Twist on Fantasy Quest Tale
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins Remember the old Almond Growers’ commercial – “A can a day, that’s all we ask?” I’m adapting it to “a book a day, that’s what I’ll read!” I pulled this book, Gregor the Overlander, … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, father, fiction, giant cockroaches, Gregor the Overlander, New York City, quest, Suzanna Collins
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