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The Alcoholics Anonymous program is designed to provide sustenance and guidance to those seeking to remain sober.  Its 12-Step program is meant to provide them with a moral roadmap to atone for past abuse, mistakes and sins.  In this early-days … Continue reading →

The new standalone novel from Laura Lippman was, to this reader, unlike anything this wonderful author had written to this point. [Among her more recent ones, “I’d Know You Anywhere” and “What the Dead Know” still stand out in my … Continue reading →

A second book featuring Daniel Semper, THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN, is now available.  THE SHADOW OF THE WIND ranks as one of the best I have read. Posted on July 1, 2010 I still remember the day my father took … Continue reading →

Dave Gruley retired from the homicide unit of the New York City police department with the highest solve rate in the history of the department. When presented with a puzzle, he can’t leave it alone until he has worked his … Continue reading →

Another chance to meet Poke Rafferty for the first time – Posted on June 28, 2010 A NAIL THROUGH THE HEART, the first of Timothy Hallinan’s Bangkok thrillers, balances family, love, loyalty, and hope against evil that destroys the spirit … Continue reading →

There is more than one “Other Woman” in this new novel by HankRyan [following her 2010 “Drive Time,” the fourth in theterrific Charlotte McNally series].  This time she introduces a new female journalist, Jane Ryland.  For Jane, the other woman … Continue reading →

Yrsa Sigurdadottir writes serious mysteries sprinkled with humor.  Yrsa’s posts on the blog Murder Is Everywhere are frequently filled with lines that are laugh out loud funny. What’s in a name? I have just received a request from abroad asking me … Continue reading →

Due to my continued inability to understand the hows of posting, when I previewed the post, it all became a column on the right side of the page.  My technical crew is unavailable.  As I type this, they are at … Continue reading →

The second book in the Dave Gurney series, after THINK OF A NUMBER, is outstanding.  As SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT opens, it is September and Dave is thinking, again, about his decision to move to a farm in upstate New … Continue reading →

The review of THINK OF A NUMBER was originally posted August 9, 2010.  This is the first book in the Dave Gruley series,  the first of three.  They are police procedurals with a definite twist. Dave Gruley retired from the … Continue reading →