• Audio Book Challenge #5

    Updated: 2010-03-19 09:52:00

  • Audio Book Challenge #5

    Updated: 2010-03-19 09:52:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 19 March 2010 Audio Book Challenge 5 Audio Book Challenge hosted at Royal Reviews I listen to books to and from work every day so hopefully this will be relatively easy to . achieve I was planning to go for Addicted but now I've made Fascinated perhaps I should set my sights on . Obsessed There are four : levels Curious Listen to 3 Audio Books Fascinated Listen to 6 Audio Books Addicted Listen to 12 Audio . Books Obsessed Listen to 20 Audio . Books I'm trying for Addicted 12 books My progress so far . DEVIL'S PEAK , Deon Myer A CHRISTMAS CAROL , Charles Dickens THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER , Edgar Allan Poe THE SPY'S WIFE , Reginald Hill THE SUFFOCATING SEA , Pauline Rowson THE CONCRETE BLONDE , Michael Connelly Posted by Kerrie at 8:22:00 PM Labels : audio book challenge 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom

  • Review: THE CONCRETE BLONDE, Michael Connelly

    Updated: 2010-03-19 09:42:00

  • Review: THE CONCRETE BLONDE, Michael Connelly

    Updated: 2010-03-19 09:42:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 19 March 2010 Review : THE CONCRETE BLONDE , Michael Connelly I'm cheating a little bit here I haven't quite finished listening to this audio version of the book , but I am only minutes away , so nothing is going to change my . mind Originally published in 1994. Justice is a concrete blonde that's what Honey Chandler the prosecuting attorney tells Harry Bosch as they stand outside the courtroom smoking a cigarette . Why She doesn't speak and she is blind . LAPD detective Harry Bosch is being prosecuted by the widow of a man he shot 4 years earlier . Harry burst into a flat and shot dead a man whom he thought was the serial killer the Dollmaker . Now Harry is in court being protrayed as the worst of the worst , a rogue cop , who believes he is judge , jury and . executioner The day the trial starts a new body is found , embedded in a concrete

  • Collectible Nautical Books

    Updated: 2010-03-18 18:09:14
    The oceans, the seas, and lakes and rivers along with ships, boats, rafts and submarines have provided authors with inspiration since Jason’s Argo and Noah’s Ark. Non-fiction books feature stories of almost unbelievable hardships, bravery and endurance. The names of these famous ships alone need little introduction – the Bounty, the Titanic and the Mary [...]

  • Review: DEADLINE MAN, Jon Talton

    Updated: 2010-03-18 10:12:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 18 March 2010 Review : DEADLINE MAN , Jon Talton ISBN 978-1-59058-714-0 I read this on my Kindle , with a ARC copy provided by the publisher , Poisoned . Press Publication date : 1 May 2010 A combination of economic downturn and the growth of the digital media has led to the decline in popularity of newspapers . During 2008 in the UK 53 regional newspapers closed . In the US some long standing family newspapers closed in 2008-2009, and a number filed for bankruptcy . Real journalists were also having their living undermined by bloggers , and free online news sources . Some newspapers try to survive by trimming staff down to . essentials This is the background against which DEADLINE MAN is set . The economic crisis brings with it not only the loss of savings for Mr and Mrs Average , but suicide amongst those financial whizzes whose hedge fund

  • Collectible Philip K. Dick

    Updated: 2010-03-16 22:44:01
    While Philip K. Dick is one of today’s most revered and bestselling science fiction authors, he spent much of his career in near-poverty. Because of relative obscurity throughout much of his life, many of Dick’s works received modest initial print runs. In addition, unlike many of his science fiction peers, Dick attended precious few signings, [...]

  • Bestselling Mystery Books February 2010

    Updated: 2010-03-16 17:24:08
    The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association released their Bestsellers list for February. Henning Mankell’s The Man from Beijing has also been doing quite a swift trade in signed copies, when you’re hot you’re hot. 1. A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow 2. City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley 3. Split Image by Robert B. Parker 4. The Man [...]

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet: V is Vargas

    Updated: 2010-03-15 08:22:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 15 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet : V is Vargas This week's Crime Fiction Alphabet is the letter V . So much to choose from but I have decided to feature reviews I've written of Fred Vargas . novels Fred Vargas is a French crime fiction author . Her novels have been translated into English out of order see the list from Euro Crime below but if you've never read any then I really suggest you read them in . order I've read and reviewed 4, and have just realised that I've still got one to go . THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN 4.5 SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR 4.9 WASH THIS BLOOD CLEAN FROM MY HAND 4.8 THIS NIGHT'S FOUL WORK 4.6 List of titles from Euro Crime- the second date is that of an English : translation The Chalk Circle Man L'Homme aux Cercles Bleus 1996 2009 1 Seeking Whom He May Devour L'homme a L'envers 1999 2004 2 Have Mercy on Us All Paris Vite et

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet - week beginning 15 March - Letter V

    Updated: 2010-03-14 21:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 15 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet week beginning 15 March Letter V The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme Here are the rules Each week you have to write a blog post about crime fiction related to the letter of the . week Your post MUST be related to either the first letter of a book's title , the first letter of an author's first name , or the first letter of the author's . surname So you see you have lots of choice . You could write a review , or a bio of an author , so long as it fits the rules . somehow Please check each Monday for the letter of the week , and then link your post back to the page . Also come back and put the link to your blog post in Mr . Linky . below Then come and check to see who else has posted and visit their . blog You have until the end of the week to complete your . mission NB if Mr Linky is unavailable , I

  • Weekly Geeks 2010-08: Books vs Authors

    Updated: 2010-03-14 08:10:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 14 March 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-08 : Books vs Authors Our Weekly Geeks task today posed by Bernadette of Reactions to Reading is whether there are two types of readers . those who stick to the books versus those who like to know more about the author's background , thoughts , motivations and writing . process Among the questions she has asked : Do you track down author websites or look for biographical information about them elsewhere Would you skip reading a book if you couldn't find out anything about its author This wasn't her first question but I thought I'd start here because it is the easiest for me to . answer I often look up biographical information about authors . For example if I am writing a book review I like to look for the author website , see what I can find out about the author . Author websites often have book tasters on them as

  • Sunday Salon- 13 March 2010

    Updated: 2010-03-14 04:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 14 March 2010 Sunday Salon- 13 March 2010 Since I lasted posted a Sunday Salon , I have been travelling around the world in an easterly direction . I went to an education conference in Washington DC , and then on to Abu Dhabi to visit with our daughter and . son-in-law Below is a picture of me with some cyber friends from 4MA a Yahoo reading group whom I met up with in Washington DC and went out to dinner with . I took them some Aussie crime fiction books and some Tim . Tams In my list of posts below you'll see one about my Abu Dhabi visit Passing on the love of reading and also one about my trusty Kindle which went everywhere with me and served me very . well What I'm reading now now THE BOOK OF AIR and SHADOWS , Michael Gruber next TAKEOUT , Felicity Young and then BLEED FOR ME , Michael Robotham audio in the car THE CONCRETE BLONDE , Michael

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet - Summarising the Letter U

    Updated: 2010-03-13 21:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 14 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet Summarising the Letter U The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme The letter for the week beginning 8 March was the Letter U The letter U seems to have caused a bit of a stumbling block with my contributors , with not as many suggestions this week . Perhaps there will be some late entries . And two of chose the same book Only 5 letters to go , including some of the most challenging in the . alphabet Tomorrow's letter is V . nbsp Why not drop back here and contribute a post Contributions for the letter U Confessions of a Mystery Novelist Untimely Guest by Marian Babson Margot Books Please Umberto Eco Margaret Crime Watch U is for Unger , Lisa Craig Mysteries in Paradise U is for UNDERTOW Kerrie Petrona Nicola Upson Maxine Reactions to Reading U is for Undertow Bernadette Crime Scraps-U is for Unspoken

  • Review: THE WATER'S EDGE, Karin Fossum

    Updated: 2010-03-13 10:52:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 13 March 2010 Review : THE WATER'S EDGE , Karin Fossum Harvill Secker , 2009 Translated from Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund ISBN 978-1-846-55170-3, 227 . pages 6 in the Inspector Sejer . series They were a couple , but they had been married for many years and they no longer held hands . The woman was wearing a raspberry red coat , the man a white windbreaker . He was constantly one step of her , tall , self-assured and fit . The woman watched him furtively while she contemplated her own . thoughts As they begin the return path of their usual Sunday afternoon walk in the woods near the lake , Kristine and Ris Reinhardt meet a man leaving the forest . Shortly after that they come across the body of a young boy naked from the waist . down Identifying the boy is not very difficult for Inspector Sejer and his colleague Jacob Skarre . He has already

  • How's your Kindle going?

    Updated: 2010-03-13 03:05:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 13 March 2010 How's your Kindle going Thanks to various people who have contributed content for this . post In particular thanks to Barbara Fister who pointed to the YouTube series this one is the last but you might want to check them all out I was reminded today that I had this post sitting in draft , unfinished , when I came across a post on Socrates Book Reviews : Ebook Readers Kindle vs . Nook I've been giving my Kindle a fair work out , and currently have 65 books downloaded onto it . I've read a number of crime fiction titles on the Kindle now and have tagged a number of my posts with . kindle The e-books I have are a combination of free , cheap , and books bought from Amazon for around 10. If you have a Kindle you may be interested in these tips and sites Did you know that you can add not only the Kindle format azw but also mobi format to your

  • ACRC Update - 13 March 2010

    Updated: 2010-03-12 23:16:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 13 March 2010 ACRC Update 13 March 2010 My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order , so that I can get some idea of what she is doing , problems she is attempting to solve , and her development as a writer . If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this . reflection Currently I am managing about a book a . month I've read 16 books and 7 collections of short . stories Read reviewed so far 1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES 1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY 1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS 1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT 1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES short stories : eleven in the UK , fourteen in the US 1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS 1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD 1927, THE BIG FOUR 1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN 1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY 1929, Partners in Crime

  • ACRC: Short Stories, Update #7

    Updated: 2010-03-12 23:01:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 13 March 2010 ACRC : Short Stories , Update 7 In ACRC : Short Stories I explained how I'm going to keep records of the reading of Agatha Christie's short . stories As I read another collection , I'll add the stories to the list that I've created and publish a new posting headed ACRC : Short Stories , Update . x Short Story Collections read so far Poirot Investigates publ . 1924 Partners in Crime publ . 1929 The Mysterious Mr Quin publ . 1930 The Thirteen Problems publ . 1932 The Hound of Death publ . 1933 Parker Pyne Investigates publ.1934 also known as Mr . Parker Pyne , Detective in the US Problem at Pollensa Bay publ . 1991 Collections to be read 1934 The Listerdale Mystery twelve short stories UK only 1937 Murder in the Mews four novella-length stories featuring Hercule Poirot , also known as Dead Man's Mirror in the US 1939 The Regatta

  • Review: PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES, Agatha Christie

    Updated: 2010-03-12 10:58:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 12 March 2010 Review : PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES , Agatha Christie First published in 1934, the edition I read was published by Fontana Collins in 1974. 158 . pages The cover image to the right was the original one used on the dust jacket in 1934, and seems to me to be a good likeness of portly and avuncular Mr Parker . Pyne This title is a collection of 12 of the 14 short stories that Agatha Christie wrote that featured Mr Parker . Pyne The connecting thread between the stories is Mr Pyne's advertisement at the top of the Agony column of the respectable : newspapers Mr Pyne's solution for each of the people who consults him is individual and very varied in the fees that he charges . The first 6 stories are set in England while in the last 6 stories Mr Pyne is on holidays travelling first on the Simplon Express , and then to some of Agatha

  • Passing on the love of reading

    Updated: 2010-03-12 09:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 12 March 2010 Passing on the love of reading My daughters always loved being read to , so here is Mumma Miss Kerrie reading to some young kindy kids in my elder daughter's class at the Sheik Zayed Academy in Abu Dhabi at the beginning of this week . English is their 2nd language , but that doesn't stop them from enjoying the . stories Here are some of her wonderful classroom . It looks magic Well done Kathryn Posted by Kerrie at 7:41:00 PM Labels : reading 5 comments : Margot Kinberg said . Kerrie Oh , how wonderful I'm so much a fan of reading with children All of the research supports it , and let's face it , it's fun I actually had a similar experience not too long ago in a local classroom . The school hosted guests who came in to read to the children , and I was honored to be one of those guests . Great fun 12 March 2010 11:49 PM Maria said . Oh

  • When was the book you are currently reading published?

    Updated: 2010-03-11 10:08:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 11 March 2010 When was the book you are currently reading published One of the weekly memes I participate in is Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten . Books One of the things the meme does is remind us that our libraries and used book shops hold hundreds , even thousands , of quality crime fiction . reads So this week's poll in the right hand column asks you to check when the book you are currently reading was first . published If you mainly buy new books to read , then it is likely the book was recently . published If you mainly borrow from the library , then it is likely to be older but not necessarily So here is some of what you could cover in your : comment title and author of the book date of first publication whether it has been reprinted . etc Posted by Kerrie at 8:38:00 PM Labels : books 11 comments : Kerrie said . Currently , as part of the Agatha

  • Do you have to be old to write?

    Updated: 2010-03-11 09:54:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 11 March 2010 Do you have to be old to write So what did I hope this poll would show , or more importantly what does it actually show Some commenters on this poll told me that they hadn't realised how old their favourite author . was Nearly 20 of participants couldn't find out how old their author was , another 20 of the authors were deceased , and , most notably , only 3 of the remaining authors were under 40. Jose commented It seems that you have to be older than 40 for people to read your books , no matter when you wrote . them One of the things I have noticed recently is a tendency by female authors in particular to use impossibly young photos . I recently worked out an author was over 40 and the photo looked much younger than . that Why do they do that Posted by Kerrie at 8:24:00 PM Labels : writers 5 comments : Bernadette in Australia said .

  • Forgotten Book: SEVEN SUSPECTS, Michael Innes

    Updated: 2010-03-11 09:29:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 11 March 2010 Forgotten Book : SEVEN SUSPECTS , Michael Innes This contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books comes from an academic who wrote more than 30 novels over a 50 year . period Fantastic Fiction credits Michael Innes John Innes Mackintosh Stewart with the creation of a sub-genre of donnish crime fiction , that is , crime fiction and murder mysteries set in . universities I read SEVEN SUSPECTS aka DEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGING in 1988, 52 years after it was . published : Blurb Inspector Appleby is called to St Anthony's College , where the President has been murdered in his Lodging . Scandal abounds when it becomes clear that the only people with any motive to murder him are the only people who had the opportunity because the President's Lodging opens off Orchard Ground , which is locked at night , and only the Fellows of

  • 2010 Global Reading Challenge: Update #6

    Updated: 2010-03-10 07:30:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 10 March 2010 2010 Global Reading Challenge : Update 6 I am restricting my participation in the 2010 Global Reading Challenge to crime fiction titles , but participants can use books of any genre of their . choosing Join the challenge here create your own visited country map The Expert Challenge Read two novels from each of these continents in the course of : 2010 Africa DEVIL'S PEAK by Deon Meyer South Africa A CARRION DEATH , Michael Stanley Botswana Asia THE RUNNER , Peter May China CROSSFIRE , Miyuke Miyabe Japan Australasia TRUTH by Peter Temple Australia Europe SKELETON HILL by Peter Lovesey England THE DARKEST ROOM by Johan Theorin Sweden North America incl Central America THE BRASS VERDICT , Michael Connelly North America South America BLOOD OF THE WICKED , Leighton Gage Brazil Antarctica BLOOD ICE , Robert Masello Antarctica Select novels

  • Review: A CARRION DEATH, Michael Stanley

    Updated: 2010-03-09 10:50:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 9 March 2010 Review : A CARRION DEATH , Michael Stanley Headline Publishing Group 2008 ISBN 978-0-7553-4404-8 404 pages The body appeared to have been deliberately dumped naked near the waterhole . Or so it seemed from the remains the hyenas had . left Dales Camp , the bush resort near where the body had been found on the verge of the Central Kalahari Game Reserves in Botswana , is 4 hours drive from the capital Gaborone . Not that Assistant Superintendent Kibu Bengu of the Botswana police minds the drive . It gives him the chance to sing . opera At the crime scene Kubu meets the conservationist who discovered the body and finds trapped in the bushes a cash slip for petrol . This is the beginning of the tenuous thread the subsequent investigation hangs on . It is obvious that the murderers have tried to hide the identity of the body , but they

  • U is for UNDERTOW, Sydney Bauer

    Updated: 2010-03-09 08:52:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 9 March 2010 U is for UNDERTOW , Sydney Bauer In 2007 female Australian novelist Sydney Bauer who has an impossibly young photo on her website won the Australian Sisters in Crime 2007 Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime novel published in 2006 with UNDERTOW , a remarkably well plotted debut . novel A 16th birthday picnic with a boat cruise thrown in ends in death for one of the guests , and the mother of the birthday girl is accused of . murder Rayna Martin chooses David Cavanaugh a Boston lawyer as her adviser and then defence lawyer . The dead girl's father is an American senator and he is determined on . vengeance There have been 4 novels since then , the latest published early this year . Each features David . Cavanaugh undertow gospel alibi move to strike matter of trust I rated UNDERTOW at 4.8 when I read it late in 2007. Posted by Kerrie at

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet - Summarising the letter T

    Updated: 2010-03-09 07:01:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 9 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet Summarising the letter T The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme The letter for the week beginning 1 March was the Letter T There is nothing turtle-like in the contributors to this meme they are quick off the mark with their entries . 10 contributors this week and again a great range of titles to look for . Many thanks to all for their . suggestions Only 6 letters to go . nbsp Contributions for the letter T gautami tripathy They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie Gautami Tripathy Confessions of a Mystery Novelist Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie Margot raidergirl3 Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann Elizabeth Crime Watch T is for TROPIC OF DEATH Craig REactions to Reading T is for Timeline by Michael Crichton Bernadette Books Please The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey Margaret MYSTERIES in PARADISE

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet - Summarising the letter S

    Updated: 2010-03-09 06:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 9 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet Summarising the letter S My apologies for getting a bit behind in doing the summaries . The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme The letter for the week beginning 22 February was the Letter S 11 contributors again for this letter and a range of titles that just illustrates what excellence we have to choose from in reading crime . fiction Again there were some new-to-me authors as well as a reminder of ones that I haven't read for a while . Many thanks to all . contributors Contributions for the letter S Confessions of a Mystery Novelist Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie Margot raidergirl3( Shakespeare mysteries by Harris Elizabeth Crime Watch Craig S is for THE SILENT HOUR by Michael Koryta Craig Reactions to Reading S is for Stranglehold by Jennifer Rowe Bernadette Books Please S is for Sansom and Shardlake

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet- Week Beginning 8 March - Letter U

    Updated: 2010-03-07 21:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 8 March 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet- Week Beginning 8 March Letter U The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme Here are the rules Each week you have to write a blog post about crime fiction related to the letter of the . week Your post MUST be related to either the first letter of a book's title , the first letter of an author's first name , or the first letter of the author's . surname So you see you have lots of choice . You could write a review , or a bio of an author , so long as it fits the rules . somehow Please check each Monday for the letter of the week , and then link your post back to the page . Also come back and put the link to your blog post in Mr . Linky . below Then come and check to see who else has posted and visit their . blog You have until the end of the week to complete your . mission NB if Mr Linky is unavailable , I

  • Review: THE MARATHON MURDERS, Chester D. Campbell

    Updated: 2010-03-07 13:30:00
    : : , . skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 8 March 2010 Review : THE MARATHON MURDERS , Chester D . Campbell I read T HE MARATHON MURDERS publ . 2008 on my Kindle Blurb Did Sydney Liggett , assistant treasurer of Marathon Motor Works in Nashville , skip town in 1914 with embezzled funds , or was he framed and murdered That's the question PI's Greg and Jill McKenzie are hired to answer when 90-year-old documents found during restoration of the company’s buildings disappear . They discover the contractor who had them has been murdered . As they follow the twisting path , more bodies are found and they fear their client , Liggett’s great-great-granddaughter , may be . next ISBN 9780979916717 Although there are at least 3 nasty murders and some tricky situations for husband and wife team Greg and Jill , I found THE MARATHON MAN a fairly light . read I have mentally put it into the category

  • Review: VIRTUALLY DEAD, Peter May

    Updated: 2010-03-06 13:49:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 7 March 2010 Review : VIRTUALLY DEAD , Peter May ISBN 978-1-59058-708-9 Poisoned Pen Press 2010, I read an ARC on my Kindle courtesy of the . publishers Michael Kapinsky is a crime scene photographer still grieving over the death of his first wife Mora 6 months before . His therapist suggest that he join her Second Life therapy sessions . Initially Michael does not think this sounds like something for him , but he agrees to give it a try . He downloads the Second Life SL software onto his computer , sets up his avatar , and then begins to . explore He realises that one of the homicide victims he recently photographed had SL running on his . computer In Real Life RL Mike is running into some financial problems . His late wife had been the source of the money and their Californian beachside house is mortgaged for several million dollars . The rest

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