Monthly Archives: March 2013

More Praise for “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah”

Rattle, one of the best literary magazines around, had this to say about Shoulda Been Jimi Savanna, my wife Patricia Smith’s latest poetry collection: “Throughout the book, Smith’s fresh diction is surprising enough to be almost a new language.” Damn … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Parnell Hall

Parnell Hall, author of the Stanley Hastings and puzzle lady mysteries, is quite a character in his own right, and one of the nicest people I’ve met since I started writing crime novels. You can learn more about him and … Continue reading

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C.J. Box’s Latest Has Everything You Could Ask For In a Western Thriller

C.J. Box’s new thriller, Breaking Point, has everything his legions of fans have come to expect: well-drawn Wyoming characters, soulless bureaucrats whose meddling does more harm than good, lots of guns and horses, plenty of danger and suspense, a spectacular … Continue reading

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A Review of Thomas Perry’s New Thriller, “The Boyfriend.”

I’ve always admired Thomas Perry’s thrillers, both for the suspense and for the prose; and his new one, The Boyfriend lived up to the high standard he’s set — until the concluding chapters. In tying up his inventive and suspenseful … Continue reading

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Randy Wayne White’s New Thriller Tackles One of Florida’s Most Enduring Mysteries

One of the most enduring Florida mysteries is that of Flight 19, a squadron of five Navy torpedo bombers that took off from Fort Lauderdale on a training mission on Dec. 5, 1945, and vanished somewhere off the Florida coast. … Continue reading

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