Tag: tension

  • A Dark and Broken Heart: R.J. Ellroy

    A Dark and Broken Heart: R.J. Ellroy

    The other day found me rereading A Dark and Broken Heart (2012). That’s actually surprising as I have little time for such indulgence. This overview is from Ellroy’s website: It should have all been so easy for Vincent Madigan. Take four hundred grand from the thieves who stole it in the first place and who…

  • Hildur Sif Thorarensen: His Sweet

    Hildur Sif Thorarensen: His Sweet

    Feel the race against time Where the girl is held is a mystery. There a few clues and the time line to find her is harrowing – her abductor may be dead. This doesn’t stop the small town sheriff, her determined crew, and the FBI in running down any and all leads. Notebooks found in…

  • Book in hand

    Boulder Books, Colorado The lure of old school A friend dropped off two books for me the other day and I can’t stop looking at them. Silly I know, but having relied on my trusty Kindle for the past while the site of two actual books with their moody covers is intoxicating. A trip into…