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Little Green by Walter Mosley: Book Review & Giveaway

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little green

We’re participating in the Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop. Instead of pulling books from the bookshelf, we couldn’t resist featuring Walter Mosley’s newest Easy Rawlins novel, Little Green. I don’t know about you but I love the Easy Rawlins series and couldn’t wait to share the newest one with you. If you haven’t read this [...]

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Yesterday’s Echo by Matt Coyle: Book Review & Giveaway

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Yesterday's Echo

Yesterday’s Echo by Matt Coyle is Book #1 in the Rick Cahill crime series. Its journey has been a long one, since Matt found the seeds for this novel almost 30 years ago, but if this book is any indication then it was well worth the trip. In some ways this novel pays homage to [...]

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Tuesday’s Gone by Nicci French: Book Review & Giveaway

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Tuesday's Gone

As we mentioned when we reviewed Blue Monday, Book #1 in the Frieda Klein series, bestselling author Nicci French is actually the pseudonym of an English couple, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Together they have melded their minds to become one of today’s leading crime fiction authors. Tuesday’s Gone is Book #2 in the series. [...]

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Some of My Favorite Books of 2012

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So Many Books So Little Time

Last year, I refused to publish a list of my favorite books for the year because if I don’t like a book it doesn’t get reviewed, so they’re all my favorites. When I realized we’ve reviewed over 250 books this year, and decided to participate in the Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop, I decided that [...]

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A Christmas Garland by Anne Perry: A Murder Mystery Set in India

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A Christmas Garland

Every year bestselling author Anne Perry writes a holiday mystery, which I love. It’s like her holiday gift to those of us who love her Victorian mysteries. I thought it would be fun to include this year’s novel, A Christmas Garland, in our selection of holiday reviews. Normally when we think of holiday reads, we [...]

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Mixed Signals by Jane Tesh: Book Review & Giveaway

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Mixed Signals

We’re participating in the Christmas Books Giveaway Hop and it’s the perfect time to launch our holiday reads for 2012 with Mixed Signals by NC author Jane Tesh. Do you like cozy holiday mysteries with a small-town cast of characters who feel like your neighbors come to life? Then Book #2 in the Grace Street [...]

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