Tag: mysteries
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March 05, 2008 09:37 PM EST --
Reading is the singing of angels, the heartspeak of the world, my most consuming passion (next to my grown ass kids).
I generally read between 12 to 14 books every two weeks, because I got it like . . . more
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July 05, 2008 11:25 AM EDT --
As the lawlessness of the Prohibition pushes against the desperation of the Depression, there are two ways to make a living in Los Angles: join the criminals or collar them. Kitty Pangborn . . . more
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August 03, 2007 09:32 AM EDT --
DOORMAN'S CREEK by Lea Schizas
Review
Night after night, the same nightmare haunts Susan Anderson’s dreams. In it, her husband, Richard, dies at Doorman’s Creek. Susan and Richard’s . . . more
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September 02, 2007 03:02 PM EDT --
Nathan Rand has made the Amazon region his home since his father led a scientific mission into the lush green wilderness adn never returned. The same doom expedition that took Gerald Clark into the . . . more
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October 09, 2007 09:48 AM EDT --
When an Orthodox jew is found shot to death in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is caled in to examine the body and to figure out the puzzling damage to the corpse. Unexpectedly, a stranger slips her . . . more
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July 27, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
Ever read a book by a new mystery author that you really like, and then discover you've read the third or fourth book in a series? Aarrgh! Then you get the decision to go forward . . . more
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October 29, 2007 09:26 PM EDT --
Cornwell, Patricia.(2007). The Book of the Dead . New York. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Book design by Claire Vaccaro.
I absolutely love Patricia Cornwell. This is the latest book in the Kay . . . more
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May 12, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the Edgar Awards (named after Edgar Allan Poe) on May 1st. I was pleased to see that The Yiddish Policeman's Ball was nominated, even though . . . more
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November 15, 2006 12:04 PM EST --
For Howard M., who claims to have come up with several hypotheses regarding what "snozzefactor" could mean, but refuses to tell me what they were.
One day last year, my email InBox contained . . . more
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June 22, 2007 10:24 PM EDT --
Really. I am.
So if you have questions, feel free to ask.
Do not be embarrassed. If you are nervous, create an alter-identity, say, a Suzy, or a Susie, and then ask. Privacy is primo. . . . more
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November 16, 2007 06:14 PM EST --
I saw the mail sitting on the desk and I noticed a medium size manilla envelope. I frequently sign up for free samples and other things, so I assumed it was just one of those. Boy was . . . more
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March 01, 2008 06:43 AM EST --
Hello, friends and writers!
While I am busily rennovating my house, I'm going to occasionally recycle a few older articles that still have traction. See what you think about this one, . . . more
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May 08, 2008 10:49 PM EDT --
This is a follow-up to the last article I wrote about the ongoing medical mystery concerning my head.
First off, I want to say that I appreciate everyone's concern, . . . more
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November 03, 2007 11:37 PM EDT --
I read today that the FBI is taking a fresh look at the case of Dan (D.B.) Cooper. Cooper's case in the only unsolved hijacking in U.S. history.
Here's some backstory for the youngster: In . . . more
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July 06, 2007 06:05 AM EDT --
On nights when the moon absconds,
To some strange recess,
Dark heavens, overhead appear,
A colander, perforated.
Pinpoints of light filter through,
Darkness finely sieved,
A brief shufti to marvel . . . more
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June 21, 2008 08:38 AM EDT --
Good morning friends and writers,
I just returned from a long week in Pittsburgh on business. The conferences went well, and the nights were lovely. I was able to devote a lot of time to editing the . . . more
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August 22, 2007 12:33 PM EDT --
I love reading mystery novels and watching forensic files when I had cable. It's fascinating how people think up ways of erasing evidence but then getting caught because of one little mistake, or a . . . more
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August 28, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
author Elizabeth Peters
This book was given to me by my cousin - it is the second in a series and was published in 1984. The book has MANY sequels. I've started to order them...
The two . . . more
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January 14, 2007 07:33 PM EST --
I have to admit, I don't do a lot of cooking any more. My husband was a gourmet chef--until he lost his leg. It is hard for him to reach the stove anymore. I told him he had three choices: starve to . . . more
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July 23, 2006 11:40 PM EDT --
We pulled the pop-out camper across the state line, past the hog farms, around the country church, through the crumbling cemetery, and down the winding road to arrive at Starve Hollow Lake, as we had done . . . more
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