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The PIs Reading - Week Ending 6-17-0
I read so many good books this week that Im going to save some for next weeks reviews. One of those you can look forward to is The Protector by David Morrell (a Fathers Day gift). It is going to get quite a few stars. Im about / of the way through Greg Iles Dead Sleep, so it will be included next week as well. You will also see the beginnings of my reviews of some of the books in the Howdunit Series for Mystery Writers. Those reviews will also appear in the Writers Corner portion of the web site. So, here is some of what I read this past week.
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Everglades by Randy Wayne White lived up to my high expectations. Due to an accident of geography, the nature of his writing, and the character and philosophy of his protagonist, Randy Wayne Whites Doc Ford series is frequently compared to John D. MacDonalds Travis McGee writings. I make that comparison myself and Randy comes off very well. I wont say he comes off best yet, but it could happen soon. In one sense they are the same. Reading a Travis McGee novel or a Doc Ford novel gives you the full vital signs of the state of Florida at the time the book was written.
Synopsis As a favor to an old friend and lover, Sally Carmel Minster, Doc Ford (apparent mild mannered marine biologist) agrees to help establish whether or not her husband is really dead as a result of a reported fall from a boat out in the Gulf Stream. Geoff, the husband, had in recent years become deeply involved with a popular cult religion and was on the boat with several of the cults members when he disappeared without a trace. He was assumed to have gone overboard during the night.
During the investigation and surrounding events Doc faces a Private Eye from New Jersey, the police, the cult and its security forces, various branches of the local American Indian population, a bar full of Rednecks, a serial killer, and the Everglades. Meanwhile, his closest friend and confidant Tomlinson (possibly the last true hippie) is being increasingly pursued by hordes of admirers as a result of a paper on the philosophy of life which Tomlinson had written in college and which paper was being discovered on the internet. In the end Doc must also face the most difficult threats of all from his inner self and numerous ghosts from his past.
I give this book my highest rating - Five Stars - and Im starting it over again from page one just to be able to enjoy it at a more leisurely pace.
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I started reading Persuader, the new Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child, with some misgivings. I thought Echo Burning ( books back) was just awful and that Without Fail (the last book) was only OK. So it was a pleasant surprise to find Persuader to be compelling, action packed and full of good suspense and mystery.
In the explosive opening Reacher is involved in foiling an in-progress kidnapping and helping the victim, a young man, escape from the bad guys. He takes the terrified young man home to the family compound in Maine. The head of the family is obviously a mobster and in spite of Reachers heroics he is locked up with his future very much in doubt. Also on Reachers mind is an incident that took place in Boston just days earlier. While walking in downtown Boston, he sees a man come out of symphony hall and get into a limo. A man he is sure he killed 10 years earlier. As these two threads begin to intertwine the pace and the suspense picks up and Reacher begins killing people at the Maine compound in order to stay alive himself.
There were very few times in the book when I wasnt concerned for Reachers safety and survival. There were plenty of surprises for the reader. I quite enjoyed the book. I give it 4 Stars.
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On July 1st we will have a story on a new book by Barry Eisler called Hard Rain. As I put together the write-up I got interested. This is the second book featuring highly paid Tokyo assassin John Rain and so I went and got the first book called Rain Fall.
John Rain is of one American parent and one Japanese parent and doesnt completely fit into either society, but is most comfortable in Japan. He works as an assassin using skills learned in the military. His specialty is making the deaths of his victims seem natural or at worst accidental. He has three simple rules 1. No women or children; . Exclusive assignments (no other assassins involved); and . The target must be a principal. John doesnt kill to send a message to someone higher up. His latest assignment goes without a hitch, but killing the target doesnt solve the clients problem and things start to get complicated for John Rain as he goes from hunter to hunted, from assassin to target. It was an interesting and rewarding read.
Ill say right off that I had difficulty staying into the book for the first 50 or 60 pages because of all the Japanese names, phrases, etc. But the story and writing were good enough that I kept going and pretty soon didnt notice that problem any more. (I must have finally adjusted) The book is written in the first person and because assassinating people is pretty much a lonely job, there is a noticeable lack of dialog in the first 1/ of the book. None the less, I give this book a strong recommendation, 1/ Stars, and will read the new one when it is available next month. I also added this series to our series section on the web site.
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Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 17, 00 - 0851 AM
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Shamus Winner for Best First PI Novel!
Chasing the Devils Tail
By David Fulmer
ISBN 0156078
Format Paperback, 48pp
Pub. Date June 00
Publisher Harcourt Brace & Company
Awards Winner 00 Shamus - Best 1st PI Novel.
Storyville, 107 In this raucous, bloody, red-light district, where two thousand scarlet women ply their trade in grand mansions and filthy dime-a-trick cribs, where cocaine and opium are sold over the counter, and where rye whiskey flows like an amber river, theres a killer loose. Someone is murdering Storyville prostitutes and marking each killing with a black rose. As Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr begins to unravel the murder against this extraordinary backdrop, he encounters a cast of characters drawn from history Tom Anderson, the political boss who runs Storyville like a private kingdom; Lulu White, the districts most notorious madam; a young piano player who would come to be known as Jelly Roll Morton; and finally, Buddy Bolden, the man who all but invented jazz and is now losing his mind.
No ordinary mystery, Chasing the Devils Tail is a chilling portrait of musical genius and self-destruction, set at the very moment when jazz was born.
About the Author David Fulmer has been a writer and video and film producer for the past sixteen years. Love in Vain," his treatment of the life and death of blues legend Robert Johnson, was a Finalist in the Nicholls Fellowship Screenplay Competition. Another screenplay, Blame, was a Finalist in the Writers Network Screenplay Competition. "black cat bone," a screenplay based on his short story by the same name which appeared as the cover story in the April 16 issue of Blues Access - won First Prize in the Southeastern Screenwriting Competition.
A native of Pennsylvania, David Fulmer lives in Atlanta with his daughter Italia.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 17, 00 - 005 AM
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Judgment Calls - Debut of James Lee Burkes Daughter
Judgment Calls
By Alafair Burke
ISBN 080507868
Format Hardcover, 7pp
Pub. Date July 00
Publisher Henry Holt & Company
Series Samantha Kincaid # 1
A seemingly simple assault case spirals into a complex web of violence and deception in this bold debut thriller
Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid walks into her office in Portland's Drug and Vice Division one Monday morning to find three police officers waiting for her. A thirteen-year-old girl has been brutally attacked and left for dead on the city's outskirts. Given the lack of evidence, most lawyers would settle for an assault charge; Samantha, unnerved by the viciousness of the crime, decides to go for attempted murder. But as she prepares for the trial, she uncovers a dangerous trail leading to a high-profile death penalty case, a prostitution ring of underage girls, and a possible serial killer. And she finds her judgmentnot only in matters of the law but in her personal lifecalled into question.
In Samantha Kincaid, Alafair Burke has created a complex, appealing charactera woman consumed by a sense of justice, who is also tough enough to take on a man's world. Seamlessly juxtaposing courtroom scenes with those of criminal investigation, Judgment Calls reveals not only an insider's knowledge of the criminal justice system but a fresh new voice in the world of crime writing.
About the Author A former deputy district attorney in Portland, Alafair Burke now teaches criminal law at Hofstra School of Law and lives in Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of acclaimed crime writer James Lee Burke.
Note This is the first of a series and may have some collecting value in the future.
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Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 17, 00 - 010 AM
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Seizure - New Medical Thriller from Robin Cook
Seizure
By Robin Cook
ISBN 0148760
Format Hardcover, 84pp
Pub. Date July 14, 00
Publisher Putnam Publishing Group
Senator Ashley Butler is a quintessential Southern demagogue whose support of traditional American values includes a knee-jerk reaction against virtually all biotechnologies. When hes called to chair a subcommittee introducing legislation to ban new cloning technology, the senator views his political future in bold relief; and Dr. Daniel Lowell, inventor of the technique that will take stem cell research to the next level, sees a roadblock positioned before his biotech startup.
The two seemingly opposite personalities clash during the senate hearings, but the men have a common desire. Butlers hunger for political power far outstrips his concern for the unborn; and Lowells pursuit of gargantuan personal wealth and celebrity overrides any considerations for patients well-being. Further complicating the proceedings is the confidential news that Senator Butler has developed Parkinsons disease-leading the senator and the researcher into a Faustian pact. In a perilous attempt to prematurely harness Lowells new technology, the therapy leaves the senator with the horrifying effects of temporal lobe epilepsy-seizures of the most bizarre order.
Torn from the headlines, Seizure is a cautionary tale for a time where biotechnology pulls us into a promising yet frightening new world.
About the Author Dr. Robin Cook is currently on leave from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Note Pre-order now to be among the first to read this new blockbuster.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 16, 00 - 011 AM
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Dirty Laundry - rd in the Charlotte Justice Series
Dirty Laundry
By Paula L. Woods
ISBN 045457005
Format Hardcover, 04pp
Pub. Date July 00
Publisher Ballantine Books
Series Charlotte Justice #
For Charlotte and her team, the case begins when a woman's body is found in L.A.'s Koreatown district, where a series of robberies and murders has already put besieged merchants on edge. Now the spectacle of a bright, successful young Korean woman found bludgeoned and bound in an alley is stirring fears, passions, and city politics. In the hours after Vicki Park's murder, Charlotte Justice must contend with a complex crime scene and a beleaguered community's hostility toward the police.
Interestingly enough, Vicki (like Charlotte) lived and worked in two different worlds her close-knit Korean community and the wider political world where she served as a special aide to handsome, media-savvy Mike Santos, whose is vying to become L.A.'s first Latino mayor. With twenty-four candidates running to replace a long-standing African American incumbent, the mayor's race is shaping up as a wild brawl, full of dirty tricks and innuendo. Is Vicki's murder connected to the campaign or is the answer to be found in the ethnic enclave that nurtured Vickiand that may now be hiding her killer?
While Charlotte searches for answers, she must also navigate the perils of life in the LAPD, which complicates her personal life, namely her budding relationship with Aubrey Scott, an emergency-room physician. Justifying her relentless hunt for Vicki's killer as part of her mission as a homicide detective, Charlotte must face the possibility that her motivation may also be to ease the pain she feels over the violent death of her husband and young daughter years beforea possibility that is challenged in unexpected ways.
About the Author Paula is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, and Sisters in Crime. She has also served as an Edgar judge, on the Author Committee of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and speaker at the festival. A native of Los Angeles, Paulas lifelong love of books has resulted in the growth of her personal library to over 1,000 volumes.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 15, 00 - 0101 AM
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The Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Track of the Cat (An Anna Pigeon Mystery)
By Nevada Barr
ISBN 0451088
Format Mass Market Paperback, 7pp
Pub. Date June 00
Publisher Berkley Publishing Group
Series Anna Pigeon Mystery Series
A Mystery of the Century
A stunning mystery set against the high-country trails of the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas, where the age-old battle of man against nature is fought with a frightening twist. Anna Pigeon has fled New York and her memories to find work as a ranger in the countrys national parks. In the remote backcountry of West Texas, however, she discovers murder and violence. Fellow park ranger Sheila Drury is mysteriously killed, presumably by a mountain lion. But the deep claw marks Anna finds across Drurys throat and the paw prints surrounding the body are too perfect to be real. Suspicious from the start and eager to prevent the needless slaughter of her beloved cougars, Anna cant let the matter rest.
The disappearance of another ranger and the frightening reality of a hiking accident of her own convince Anna that something is very wrong. Following a trail with few leads, Anna must confront the dark side of the desert. As she comes closer to the truth, she realizes that whatever is stalking the land she loves is now stalking her as well. Atmospheric, evocative, and rich in the mysterious secrets of the Southwestern wilderness, Track of the Cat marks the mystery debut of a superior writer.
About the Author Nevada was born in the small western town of Yerington, Nevada and raised on a mountain airport in the Sierras. Both her parents were pilots and mechanics and her sister, Molly, continued the tradition by becoming a pilot for USAir.
Pushed out of the nest, Nevada fell into the theatre, receiving her BA in speech and drama and her MFA in Acting before making the pilgrimage to New York City, then Minneapolis, MN. For eighteen years she worked on stage, in commercials, industrial training films and did voice overs for radio. During this time she became interested in the environmental movement and began working in the National Parks during the summers first Isle Royale in Michigan, then Guadalupe Mountains, TX, Mesa Verde and then on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi.
At present, Nevada lives in Clinton, MS. She is working on the next Anna Pigeon. She also has a book of introspective meditations entitled Seeking Enlightenment...Hat by Hat which will be released by G. P. Putnam and Sons in June, 00.
Note When I introduced the 100 Best Mysterys of the Century I promised to feature about one a week. Here is the first.
Track of the Cat, the first in the Anna Pigeon series and winner of both the Anthony and the Agatha for best first novel, is set in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. It is listed as one of the 100 best mysteries of the 0th Century and I certainly agree. If you read this one then youre gonna be hooked for the entire series. It is one of my favorites too. Enjoy!
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Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 1, 00 - 0148 AM
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Death Row, From The Author of Criminal Intent
Death Row
By William Bernhardt
ISBN 045441745
Format Hardcover, 0pp
Pub. Date July 00
Publisher Random House
Series Ben Kincaid # 1
William Bernhardt's powerful series of legal thrillers featuring crusading attorney Ben Kincaid have won him a die-hard following and widespread critical acclaim as a "master of the courtroom drama" (Library Journal). Now, on the heels of his national bestseller Criminal Intent, William Bernhardt returns with his most electrifying novel to date.
Oklahoma attorney Ben Kincaid put his reputation on the line when he represented Ray Goldman. The seemingly mild-mannered industrial chemist was charged with a staggeringly brutal crime the torture and massacre of an entire suburban Tulsa family. But in spite of the grisly, tabloid-ready details of the sensational case, Ben's deft defense against a lack of hard evidence and improper police procedure made an acquittal all but certain. Until the prosecution's star witnessthe lone survivor of the slaughtertook the stand . . . and sealed Ray Goldman's fate.
Seven years later, Goldman's date with the death chamber is at hand. But seconds before the lethal injection, an eleventh-hour reprieve halts the executionand launches Ben on a race against time to overturn Ray Goldman's conviction. Erin Faulkner, the young woman who narrowly escaped the carnage that claimed her family, has abruptly recanted her testimony, after years of silence desperate to keep an innocent man from dying. Just as suddenly, this near-miraculous turn of events turns tragic Erin is discovered dead, an apparent suicide. And Ben Kincaid is the only witness to her stunning confession.
Ben is certain Erin didn't commit suicide. She was a victim of murdersilenced by the samekiller who butchered her family. All Ben has to do is prove it. But his unseen enemy is determined to cover his tracks once and for all . . . with blood.
About the Author William Bernhardt is the author of sixteen books, including Primary Justice, Double Jeopardy, Silent Justice, Murder One, and Criminal Intent. He has twice won the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction, and in 000 he was presented the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award "in recognition of an outstanding body of work in which we understand ourselves and American society at large." A former trial attorney, Bernhardt has received several awards for his public service. He lives in Tulsa with his wife, Kirsten, and their children, Harry, Alice, and Ralph.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 1, 00 - 0111 AM
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Solomon Jones Second Novel - The Bridge
The Bridge
By Solomon Jones
ISBN 0106156
Format Hardcover, 4pp
Pub. Date April 00
Publisher St. Martins Press
Sometimes, Philadelphia Police Detective Kevin Lynch feels he has spent his whole life trying to put his past firmly behind him. But a frantic call for help from a childhood friend whose child has gone missing changes all that.
Now Lynch must summon the courage to return to his childhood home, the infamous projects known as The Bridge. As the case unfolds and the search for Kenya, the missing girl, intensifies, the secrets guarded by her family and friends begin to emerge. And the hidden truths are more sinister and malevolent than Lynch could ever imagine, and once again, The Bridge threatens to be his downfall.
Solomon Joness The Bridge is a gritty, suspenseful novel in which the root causes of crime share the stage with their tragic consequences, allowing an intimate window into ghetto life.
About the Author Solomon Jones is a senior contributing editor for Philadelphia Weekly and the author of Pipe Dream. He is a native of Philadelphia, where he lives with his family.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 1, 00 - 0116 AM
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G.M. Fords rd Frank Corso Novel - A Blind Eye
A Blind Eye A Novel
By G. M. Ford
ISBN 0807875X
Format Hardcover, 04pp
Pub. Date July 1, 00
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Series Frank Corso #
The rules never mattered much to Frank Corso, rogue reporter, successful true crime writer, and honorable loner with a dangerous edge. The fact that two Texas troopers have a warrant with his name on it means nothing to him -- except run -- which he does in the company of photojournalist Meg Dougherty, his former lover and perhaps one true friend. But the running stops when a furious Midwestern blizzard sends their car crashing to the bottom of an icy hill, and they are forced to seek an escape from the storm in an abandoned Wisconsin house of horrors.
In a shed outside their temporary shelter a shocking discovery awaits Meg and Corso human bones -- a lot of them -- the grisly remains of Eldred Holmes and his family. A hideous crime undetected for fifteen years is about to become a top priority for the understaffed local law, who want Corso to investigate. His first move will be to somehow locate the one family member who escaped the carnage, Eldreds wife, Sissy, whose skeleton is not among the others ... and whose face has been neatly scissored from every picture in the Holmes family album.
With only eight days to solve a multiple homicide, Corso begins a hunt that will carry him halfway across the country and through a chilling history of violence, terror, and bloodshed that spreads from the small town of Avalon, Wisconsin, to the remote farmlands of New York State. And his single-minded pursuit will make Corso a marked man -- the target of a rage- driven maniac, a master of cunning reinvention -- as he draws closer to the shocking truth thats hidden away in an isolated mountain community, where no law protects the innocent.
About the Author G.M. Ford is the author of Fury, the critically acclaimed debut of Frank Corso, as well as six highly praised mysteries featuring Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman. A former creative writing teacher in western Washington, Ford lives in Seattle and is currently working on his next Frank Corso novel.
Note Ive read everything G.M. Ford has written and thoroughly enjoyed it Im eagerly looking forward to this one. Order now for prompt delivery.
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Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 1, 00 - 0116 AM
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Claire and Present Danger - New Amanda Pepper Mystery
Claire and Present Danger
By Gillian Roberts
ISBN 04545401
Format Hardcover, 40pp
Pub. Date June 00
Publisher The Random House Publishing Group
Series Amanda Pepper Mystery # 11
Amanda and C.K. Mackenzie are both experimenting with new roles. C.K. has traded investigating homicides for exploring their causes hes now a full-time Ph.D. candidate in criminology. He moonlights as a PI and Amanda helps out in the office after-school, mostly doing clerical work. But the day school begins, she receives her first solo assignment to interview an elderly woman named Claire Fairchild who wants her future daughter-in-law-a woman with a muddled past that includes too many dead lovers-investigated.
Despite all the blockades the young woman seems to have erected, including what her actual name is, within twenty-four hours, Amanda and C.K. unearth information about her past -- but when they rush to deliver the news to their client, theyre told she died the night before.
With that, the case is officially closed -- but when Claire Fairchilds death turns out to be anything but natural, its also anything but closed.
Through all of this, Amanda is teaching, coping with the problems of an ostracized ninth grade girl, her ever-annoying headmaster, a parent who demands a new kind of censorship and most of all, the impending visit of both her parents and her future in-laws, a combination shes sure also spells trouble.
PRAISE
C.K. and Amanda could be the new Nick and Nora.
Publishers Weekly
Amanda Pepper [is] young, sparky, funny, tough... And as her fans have already discovered, shes nobody to to mess with, either.
Booklist
...a delightful book with plenty of twists and turns and interesting characters, and a believable protagonist.
Mysterious Women
...Gillian Roberts invests Philadelphia prep-school teacher Amanda Pepper with a hip sensibility that makes Claire and Present Danger fresh and lively... Literature and life, seasoned with a little Louisiana witchcraft brought to the Main Line by Mackenzies mother, twine together nicely here. Roberts has gentle fun with the institutional politics of marriage and private schools. It all adds up to fun for the reader, too.
The Baltimore Sun
About the Author Gillian Roberts is the nom de mystère of mainstream novelist Judith Greber. Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Mystery for Caught Dead in Philadelphia, she is also the author of 11 books in the Amanda Pepper series and in the Emma Howe series. Formerly an English teacher in Philadelphia, Gillian Roberts now lives in California.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 11, 00 - 017 AM
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Betrayed - Chilling Thriller from Brendan DuBois
Betrayed
By Brendan DuBois
ISBN 0110188
Format Hardcover, 04pp
Pub. Date June 00
Publisher St. Martins Press
For nearly three decades, the fate of ,000 american servicemen, missing in action in Vietnam, has remained a mystery. Now, with the ring of a doorbell, the mystery of some is about to be solved.
Smalltown newspaper editor Jason Harper answers his door in the middle of the night to see an older man, shabbily dressed, with gray hair and a beard. And in a split second, Jasons life turns upside down. The man claims to be Jasons older brother Roy, shot down over North Vietnam in 17.
Jasons joy at reuniting with his brother is quickly tempered as ruthless killers begin pursuing his family and friends, and as his faith in the mans claims threatens to tear his family apart -- even if they do all make it out alive. Author Brendan DuBois pulls readers along for a harrowing ride on a deadly mission to reveal the truth.
About the Author Brendan DuBois is a former newspaper reporter and a lifelong resident of New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife Mona and their neurotic cat, Oreo. DuBois has had more than 70 short stories published in such magazines as Playboy, Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine, as well as in numerous original short fiction anthologies. In 15, one of his short stories -- The Necessary Brother -- won the Shamus Award for Best Short Story of the Year from the Private Eye Writers of America, and the PWA also awarded him the Shamus in 001 for his short story, The Road's End. He has also been nominated three times -- most recently in 17 -- for an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his short fiction. One of his short stories in 17 was also nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Mystery Short Story of the Year.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 11, 00 - 0108 AM
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The PIs Reading & Web Events - Week Ending 6-10
My reading this week was somewhat restricted by the amount of time spent on new features and functions on the web site. Newly added is The Writers Corner. You will find a Writers Corner Block in the upper left hand portion of the home page and you will find Writers Corner links on both the Book Menu and the Main Menu. The block itself will be moved around from time to time but the menu entries will always be there.
The Writers Corner is designed to concentrate in one place many of the resources available to the aspiring author. Be sure and check it out regularly as many articles will appear in that section of the web site which have not appeared in the regular news or anywhere else on the site. I will be expanding this section and its resources as time permits.
Summer is a great time to write a mystery. Im kind of getting the urge myself. If you decide to try writing a mystery novel, submit your first chapter (using the Submit News link on the Main Menu) and we will publish it for comments and suggestions either in the Writers Corner or in a special section yet to be decided. I think maybe Ill get started on my first Mystery Novel right now!
We have added the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction to our Book Awards section covering all the winners from 118 to the present. We have also added a report of all of the Pulitzer winners for 00. The Arthur Ellis awards have been updated to include the recently announced awards for 00.
Now her is what I have been reading this past week
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I finished Donna Andrews Click Here for Murder and it is a satisfactory second installment in the Turing Hopper Mystery series. It follows Youve Got Murder, her award winning debut novel (I use the word satisfactory in the same way Nero Wolfe uses it when praising something Archie Goodwin has done well). Turing is an AIP, Artificial Intelligence Personality, (a computer) which has developed humanlike qualities and a penchant for finding trouble and playing Private Eye
In Click Here for Murder, Turing, while performing her normal monitoring of incoming mail and voice messages, learns that the police are asking for someone at Alan Grace to call them back concerning a Mr. Rafael Santiago. Ray is the Systems Engineer designing and building the new home for Turing at Alan Grace, Turings company. Turing later learns that Ray was killed, the apparent victim of a mugging gone wrong. Turing suspect possible deliberate murder and enlists her human friends Maude Graham and Tim Pincoski, and her AIP friend, KingFischer in the investigation. The clues lead from Washington D. C. to Florida to Silicon Valley in California. Could Rays murder be connected with the shadowy, sinister forces behind an unusually violent online computer game? Then Turning comes under a deadly online worm attack that threatens her very survival. The stunning conclusion of the book will leave readers satisfied, and at the same time eager for more. I look forward to the next Turing Hopper adventure. I give Donna and Turing four stars.
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Erle Stanley Gardner, author of the famous Perry Mason series, wrote (under the pen name A.A. Fair) from the 10s through the 160s a Private Eye series Featuring Donald Lam and Bertha Cool. Im not going to review the books, but this week I read Bats Fly at Dusk, Up for Grabs and Owls Dont Blink; all from that series.
Get one of these classics from your local public library and enjoy the fruits of pulp era mystery fiction at its best.
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I will end this report in the same manner as Kinsey Millhone does at the end of each of the ABC books..
Respectfully Submitted,
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Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 10, 00 - 0 AM
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Off the Chart from James W. Hall
Off the Chart
By James W. Hall
ISBN 0171786
Format Hardcover, 5pp
Pub. Date May 00
Publisher St. Martins Minotaur
Series Thorn # 8
Passion and intrigue heat up the Florida Keys as Thorn and Alexandra Rafferty--returning from
Blackwater Sound---face down a brutal killer who has kidnapped the daughter of Thorns best friend.
Before Alexandra came into Thorns live, there had been Anne Joy, a beautiful woman who, after escaping the violence of her past, found something like happiness in the languid life of the Florida Keys. And her past includes her sadistic brother Vic, now a wealthy rogue businessman who specializes in the hijacking of pleasure boats and who delights in cruelly murdering their owners. Vic is obsessed by his sister and will do whatever it takes to drive her lovers away---even murder. When Vic decides that he must possess the land on which Thorns beloved home is built, nothing will stand in his way---not even the life of a little girl, the daughter of Thorns closest friend. From the lushness of the Florida Keys to a nightmare climax on the tropical coast of Central America, Off the Chart is vintage Hall.
About the Author Although James Hall was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, he has spent the last thirty-five years in Florida.
He graduated from Florida Presbyterian College (now Eckerd College) in the late Sixties. He went on to do graduate work at Johns Hopkins and University of Utah, and he's been teaching literature and creative writing at Florida International University for the last 8 years. Many of his former students have gone on to publish novels of their own. Dennis Lehane, Barbara Parker, Vicki Hendricks and Chris Kling all studied with Jim.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 10, 00 - 010 AM
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Stealing for a Living - nd in the Emma Price Series
Stealing for a Living
By Naomi R. Rand
ISBN 006016
Format Hardcover, 56pp
Pub. Date May 00
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Series Emma Price #
The author of the acclaimed The One That Got Away, Naomi Rand returns with her second novel in the cutting-edge mystery series featuring the clever and fearless Emma Price.
An investigator with the Capital Defenders Office, Emma Price is assigned to the case of an accused murderer who faces death row unless she can dig up mitigating circumstances. Meanwhile, shes juggling her role as the newly single mother of a toddler and a troubled teenager whos heading down a slippery slope thats all too familiar to her.
Just when it seems things cant get any worse, Emma learns that an old family friend, a controversial political activist, has been murdered. Determined to do whatever she can to find the killer, she steps in to help her prickly lover, Laurence Solomon, a New York City detective, in his efforts to solve the crime. Before long she uncovers dark family secrets that force her to confront her own past before she can get at the truth.
In Stealing for a Living, Naomi Rand masterfully combines a brilliant whodunit with compelling, well-drawn characters. This fast-paced, gripping story is sure to keep readers enthralled to the very end.
About the Author Naomi Rand received her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She has been awarded a grant in fiction from the New Jersey Council on the Arts. She has written for Redbook, Parents, and Working Mother. Her short fiction and literary criticism have appeared in numerous literary magazines. She is the author of Baby Basics, a pregnancy guide from the What to Expect When Youre Expecting foundation. She lives with her husband and two children in Montclair, New Jersey.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 10, 00 - 010 AM
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The Writers Corner A new Look at How to Write Mysteries
How to Write Killer Fiction The Funhouse of Mystery and the Roller Coaster of Suspense
By Carolyn Wheat
ISBN 18808466
Format Paperback, 1pp
Pub. Date May 00
Publisher Daniel & Daniel Publishers
Creating the Readers Experience in Mystery & Suspense
Carolyn Wheat has written the clearest, most definitive How-To book on constructing a mystery novel that I have ever read. My only complaint is that she didn't write it thirty years earlier when I was first starting out.
Margaret Maron, winner of the Edgar, the Anthony, and multiple Agathas.
Wheat exposes the blood, sinews, and bones of the books we love to read and want to write. Its an elegant and fascinating How-To, written with dash and verve by a master storyteller. Simply grand.
Carolyn G. Hart, winner of the Anthony and Agatha Awards.
Now you can learn the craft of mystery writing from one of the most respected contemporary writers in the field Carolyn Wheat, winner of multitudinous awards and nominations. Wheat knows what editors want and shows you how to reach your writing and publishing goals.
How To Write Killer Fiction also helps with the process itself. Wheat explains the difference between mystery (the art of the whodunit) and suspense (the flight from danger). Recognizing that there are two kinds of writersthe Outliners who love and need to plan ahead, and the Blank-pagers who like to go where their Muse takes themthis book offers useful advice for both, without making a judgment about which is better. Wheat covers all aspects of writing from construction to revision to marketing. Her voice is friendly and entertaining, her grasp of the subject thorough and no-nonsense, and she offers tips and inspiration for good writing from the first word to the final period.
Carolyn Wheat is an award-winning mystery writer, editor, and anthologist. Two of her Cass Jameson legal mysteries were nominated for Edgar awards, and shes won the Agatha, the Anthony, the Macavity and the Shamus awards for her short stories. Wheat, an attorney, worked as a public defender in Brooklyn and taught mystery writing at the New School in New York City. She currently teaches writing at the University of California, San Diego.
Posted by The Private Eye on Jun 0, 00 - 041 AM
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