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Todd Robinson: The Hard Bounce & Rough Trade
Carefully Simplistic Achingly Adroit St. Gabriel’s Home for Boys is where the children of addicts, cons and abusers land. It’s not a refuge. If their lives were difficult before they arrived, they are appalling by the time they leave. At St Gabe’s boys are terrorized, brutalized, and left disaffected. Within this abortive melange, four…
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An Interview with: Trace Conger
A mighty fine writer After finishing Trace Conger’s third book I knew it was time to talk to him about characters and the writing process. I first wrote about him in September 2015 when he released The Shadow Broker and he’s been extremely busy since then. Conger generously found time to answer questions. Tell us about Finn…
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John Hart: Redemption Road
Subversive Killer Tortured minds Detective Elizabeth Black joined the police department 13-years after Officer Adrian Wall saved her from a suicide attempt. She has always been drawn to him, even after his release from prison for murdering his lover. She rescues a teenager from two men who have the girl wired to a mattress in a basement. Her screams…
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Andrew Case: The Big Fear
Opposing forces April 1st Release in his latest book, The Big Fear, Andrew Case brings us into the world of New York’s Department to Investigate Misconduct and Corruption (DIMAC) and it’s new head, Leonard Mitchell. The opening chapter of his book brings us aboard a strangely silent cargo ship where things go wrong for Detective Ralph Mulino. An…
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VBA: What! Again?
Clearly I’m chuffed! I was quite delighted to be nominated by Dear Kitty. Some blog whose own blog is nicely diverse. The rules of this award are: Display the award Thank the person who nominated you Share seven facts about yourself Nominate up to 10 other bloggers Here are seven facts about…
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David Joy: Where All Light Tends to Go
Backwoods Noir Jacob McNeely lives a life of self-imposed constraint. He feels cast in a poisoned drama of parental tragedy. His father Charlie runs an meth ring and has the local police on his payroll. His mother is a meth addict. Jacob believes the script of his life is written and there…
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Killing Hope: Keith Houghton
“I’ve been around the block enough times to recognize a turkey in a chicken coop when I see one.” Yes, that’s the kind of prose that can grab me and like all writing it’s the honesty of delivery that counts. Gabe Quinn returns to the job after the death of his wife and tries…
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On hiatus: Wishing you a wonderful summer
See you in September… Murder in Common is on hiatus until the Autumn. I’ll be catching up on some reading and refreshing my brain by diving into other book genres. Thank you for all your support over the past several months. You make it all very rewarding. Looking forward to hearing…
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Benefit of the Doubt: Doubtless a hit
Corruption, intimidation & malice How much can one disgraced cop take? Ben Sawyer is cop who is pissed-off most of the time. A forced resignation from the Oakland police department came from a brutal arrest. He broods and seethes reliving the act that lost him his former status as respected police officer on the fast track.…
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Versatile Blogger Award
An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. – Mandy Hale I’m very pleased to have been nominated by Kate at Crazy Antics for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you! There are a few rules associated with the award which can be found on my About page. In…