The Trespasser by Tana French My review: 4 of 5 stars Tana French knows how to engage the reader and tell a good story. The prose is rhythmic. The voice feels authentic. In The Trespasser, French again demonstrates her skill at getting insider her characters' heads and understanding their psychology and motivations. In this Dublin Murder Squad book, however, I found the … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad Book 6) by Tana French
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Tami Hoag’s Kovac and Liska Books
I met Tami Hoag when she visited Atlanta in January of this year. I read a few of her books about 15 years ago, and remembered enjoying them. She was touring to promote The Bitter Season, the 5th book featuring detectives Kovac and Liska. So, before reading The Bitter Season, I decided to return to the beginning and read all of the Kovac and Liska Books in order. I finished The … [Read more...] about Tami Hoag’s Kovac and Liska Books
A Study in Short Fiction
“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.” ― Lorrie Moore A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Barnes and Noble Modern Classics edition) by Flannery O'Connor (Georgia Author and winner of the National Book Award for The Complete Stories in 1972) My review: 5 of 5 stars With authentic southern … [Read more...] about A Study in Short Fiction
Catching Up with Kinsey Millhone, Private Eye
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="B00P60Y71C" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518zWZDD3TL.jpg" width="433"] [simpleazon-link asin="B00P60Y71C" locale="us"]The Sue Grafton Collection: The Kinsey Millhone Novels (Books A-O) (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)[/simpleazon-link] In 2000, I was working part-time in the local library as a … [Read more...] about Catching Up with Kinsey Millhone, Private Eye
Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="B00BXU3HIS" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51E4hbpDlrL.jpg" width="333"] [simpleazon-link asin="0316126101" locale="us"]The Diviners[/simpleazon-link] by Libba Bray My review: 4.5 of 5 stars Ain't we got fun?! The Diviners immediately captures the vibrancy and optimism of the 1920's by opening on a … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray