Archive for June, 2009

The Short Forever by Stuart Woods

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The Short Forever was published in 2002 and is a Stone Barrington novel. If you’re not familiar with Stone’s background, the summer before his senior year in law school  he spent riding around the city in police cars; part of a law school program to give students a look at real life. He liked the [...]

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Dead Heat by Dick Francis and Felix Francis

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Cover of Dead Heat

Dick Francis has been a favorite of mine for many, many years so it would stand to reason that even a co-authored book would delight. I have to confess to being disappointed in this one.
Oh the plot is a great Dick Francis plot and the story line brings all of his humor [...]

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Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Cover via Amazon

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I’m honored that noted blogger Alan Jobe has consented to write some guest reviews for the Nook. This is the first of what I hope are many insightful reviews.
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It is very striking to me when perusing the Mystery sections, that there seem to be more books written with female protagonists than with male [...]

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Night Fall by Nelson Demille

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Cover of Night Fall

I was first introduced to John Corey and his wife, Kate Mayfield in Wildfire a novel about a group of home-grown terrorists who plot to set off a nuclear bomb. Since John and Kate are part of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, it stands to reason that they encounter terrorists in many [...]

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