The amazing thing is that I finished this novel. The premise of One Amazing Thing is a cliche: a group of people are trapped together after a disaster and they may die, but before they do, they are going to tell a story from their life — their one amazing thing. It’s a mixed group, the sort of group you would… Read more
One of my favorite authors passed away yesterday – Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser series of novels. There were 37 Spenser novels in all, according to RobertBParker.net, including his newest, The Professional. The novels inspired a television series – Spenser: For Hire – that forever changed the way I read his books. I was never a big Robert Urich… Read more
Welcome to another episode of Teaser Tuesdays! This week, it’s a teaser even for me: I finished my last book at 11:30 last night, picked up my new one this morning and this teaser is the first thing I read. Now I can’t wait to get into the rest of the story! You know the teaser rules: open the book… Read more
This Friday Puzzler is a shaped crossword, which means I took some liberties with the symmetry of the design. I don’t think the theme is hard to figure out. Enjoy! ETA: (A big apology to those who dropped in early – an incorrect version of today’s puzzle was loaded by mistake. You’ll find the corrected version up now, so if… Read more
I saw the movie, Let the Right One In, last year and was immediately drawn in by it. The stark settings and minimal dialogue gave the film a sense of isolation and dread. Nothing good could happen in these surroundings. As soon as I found out the film was based on a book, I had to have it. It just… Read more
Hey, it’s Wednesday and I’ve finally got some words to share! These come from my current book, The Dead Hour. The book is set in Scotland, so some of these may be more common in the UK. 1. gelignite: An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate. “If he wasn’t cooking gelignite in frting pans in… Read more
It’s time for another Tuesday Teaser! I’m going to have my review of last week’s Teasder, Let the Right One In, should be posted tomorrow. In the meantime, I’ve got a snippet from a really good mystery novel, The Dead Hour. Now, you know how the Teasers work: Open your current read, pick 2 interesting sentences, and post them here.… Read more
Okay, it’s time for another Friday puzzler! This started out as a puzzle about book terms, but when I started writing the clues, I found a lot of book titles in there. I hope you find them, too! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more
It’s Tuesday again and time for another Teaser! Tuesday Teasers is hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading and you know the rules by now: – Open your current book to a random page. – Select 2 teaser sentences from the page. – Be sure to tell us about the book, so we can rush out and get it. –… Read more
The vampires are everywhere these days! I thought I had called for a temporary ban on vampire books, then I found this one in my suitcase on my last trip (and in my carry-on for this week’s trip: Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist — saw the movie and had to read the book). But Bloodsucking Fiends:… Read more