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I’ve got a problem with the enormously popular paranormal genre: Most of its practitioners have no business writing about ghosts and monsters. They sap such supernatural beings of their power, turning them from something scary into something more on the side of the cute and cuddly. It works for millions of readers — just not [...]
When pulp fiction is discussed, most people focus on the American magazines. But what about the overseas work, of which I know very little? Well, PULP: A COLLECTOR’S BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN PULP FICTION COVERS focuses on the Aussies’ output. Toni Johnson-Woods’ well-researched book is sort of a primer to that time Down Under, when their [...]
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: : 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 Friday , 30 April 2010 2010 Global Reading Challenge : Update 8 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
: : , 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 Friday , 30 April 2010 Review : WINTER OF SECRETS , Vicki Delany Poisoned Pen Press 2009 264 pages My copy was an uncorrected proof kindly sent to me by the . author It's Christmas Eve at Trafalgar in the Kootenay area of British Columbia and there's lots of snow . It's the storm of the decade and the roads are icy . Constable Molly Moonlight Smith , recently off probation , is on duty overnight , and it promises to be a busy one . Just after midnight a
: : 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 Thursday , 29 April 2010 Forgotten Story Collections : Agatha Christie This post is a contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books This week the focus is on forgotten short story . collections Many people who read Agatha Christie novels ignore the fact that she wrote some terrific short . stories In my quest to read the works of Agatha Christie novels and short stories in the order in which they were written , I have identified 21 short story
: : , 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 Wednesday , 28 April 2010 Review : CONTAINMENT , Vanda Symon Penguin Books , 2009 ISBN 978-0-14-320229-5 311 pages 3 in the Sam Shepherd series When the container ship the Lauretia Express runs aground near Dunedin and spills containers across the Aramoana sands the city's normally staid and law abiding denizens turn out in force to apply their own rules of salvage . Detective Constable Sam Shepherd can't believe the pillage she is witnessing . Nor does: 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 Tuesday , 27 April 2010 Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 Update 1 I couldn't resist this challenge being run by The Black Sheep Dances The challenge as I understand it is to read 6 books set in Scandinavia from March 1 to the end of 2010. My list will all be crime . fiction Here is what I have read so . far THE WATER'S EDGE , Karin Fossum Norway 13 March THE MAN FROM BEIJING , Henning Mankell Sweden 10 April Planning to read HYPOTHERMIA by Arnaldur: : 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 Monday , 26 April 2010 2010 Global Reading Challenge : Update 7 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: 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 Sunday , 25 April 2010 Sunshine Award Nearly 2 weeks ago Janet Rudolph at Mystery Fanfare included me on a list of blogs when she passed on a Sunshine Award . nbsp I felt particularly flattered with the idea of being a little ray of sunshine . The award's supposed to go to bloggers whose contagious positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogging universe . 8221 The rules read as : follows 1. Put the logo on the blog within your . post 2. Pass the
: 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 Sunday , 25 April 2010 Sunday Salon getting myself better organised with challenges Plans , plans , plans I've realised this week , that I've got a few challenges on my plate , and if I don't get myself a little more organised , then in a few months time I will be just as far from completing them as I am . today One challenge I have finished is the Aussie Author Challenge being run by Book Lover Book Reviews That one required me to read 8 books by at least 5
: , 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 Sunday , 25 April 2010 ANZAC DAY , 25 April 2010 Just over 2 weeks ago we were travelling in Turkey and we visited Anzac . Cove Today we'll be at the Dawn Service and then the band will be marching in the Adelaide Parade , but for moments throughout the day I'll be thinking of this place the Australian cemetery near Anzac Cove . and also of this one the Turkish Memorial near Lone Pine Anzac Day posts 2009 2008 Read Craig Sisterson's blog post for today: : , 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 Saturday , 24 April 2010 Review : DARK WINTER , William Dietrich : Format Kindle Edition File : Size 572 KB Sold : by Amazon Digital Services : Language English : ASIN B00381B95S Published April 2001 Jed Lewis and Robert Norse are last minute additions to the Antarctic Support team at the Amunsden-Scott base and are among the group that will maintain the base for 8 winter months . The plane that drops Jed takes the summer team away and will be the last: : 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 Saturday , 24 April 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-14 : Reading Globally This week's Weekly Geeks Challenge asks us to talk about our experiences in Reading Globally . One of the challenges that I have joined this year is the 2010 Global Reading Challenge and I'm well on the way to achieving Expert Level 14 books each from 2 continents including Antarctica I am currently reading my 11th challenge . book I've imposed my own : rules each book must be linked to a: 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 Saturday , 24 April 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Carnival for April 2010 now available Edition 4 for 2010 of the Agatha Christie Blog Carnival is now . posted There are 14 items from 11 . contributors If you read Agatha Christie , have you considered either joining the challenge or contributing to the Carnival Check this month's carnival out here Among the titles reviewed are AGATHA CHRISTIE'S SECRET , NOTEBOOKS SAD , CYPRESS HERCULE POIROT'S CRHISTMAS ONE ,
: : , 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 Thursday , 22 April 2010 Forgotten Book : SCIENCE and the DETECTION OF CRIME , C.R.M Cuthbert Published Hutchinson 1958. Here is a book that appears in my records in September 2007. At the time of publication , forensic science was still young , only established in Britain 21 years before . It seems there may in fact have been two authors : C.R.M . Cuthbert and O.W . Wilson I'm quite impressed that I apparently read it , because non-fiction has never
: 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 Tuesday , 20 April 2010 13 Unlucky for Some I was recently reminded that some people take the unluckiness of the number 13 very seriously , when the lift in the Washington hotel I was staying in apparently skipped from the 12th to the 14th floor . This is a phenomenon not confined to the USA , but often causes a great deal of mirth from less suspicious . travellers Superstitions around the number 13 are entrenched in a number of cultures , and Agatha: 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 Monday , 19 April 2010 Crime Fiction Alphabet A-Z my choices The Crime Fiction Alphabet meme has been a really interesting and at times very challenging experience over the last 8 . months I think there is plenty of room to run it . again It certainly has provided some great reading . recommendations Here are the books I . chose A : A is for Alibi Sue Grafton B : S is for Simon Brett C : CROSS BONES Kathy Reichs D : DANCE OF DEATH , John Case E : THE FIRST: : 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 Monday , 19 April 2010 The Ultimate Summary : Crime Fiction Alphabet A-Z The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme Many thanks to all who have contributed in the last 8 months The Crime Fiction Alphabet had its last weekly event last week and now hopefully those who have contributed over the last 8 months will link to their summary . posts If anybody else would like to run something similar , go for it for example see the Alphabet in Historical: 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 Sunday , 18 April 2010 Sunday Salon been reading up a storm this year One of the challenges I am participating in this year is the 100+ Reading Challenge My own count so far is 42 I've done a fair bit of travel so far this year away for over 4 weeks altogether so that has contributed to a good . total And the quality has been there too : Here is my list of books , all crime fiction of course , so far in . April 4.8, THE PANIC ZONE , Rick Mofina 17 April 4.5,
: : , 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 Sunday , 18 April 2010 Review : THE PANIC ZONE , Rick Mofina July 1, 2010 Mass Market Paperback Publisher : Mira 416 pages ISBN-10 : 0778327949 ISBN-13 : 978-0778327943 I read this on my Kindle as an ebook ARC made available by the publishers Harlequin Mira through NetGalley Gretchen Sutsoff is convinced the world is running out of time . The current rate of population growth is simply unsustainable and will result in the exhaustion of food and water: : , 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 Sunday , 18 April 2010 Review : TIED UP IN TINSEL , Ngaio Marsh Originally published 1972 Harper Collins Publishers , Fontana 1994 ISBN 0-00-615832-3 224 pages Every member of the staff at Halberds , but one , is a convicted murderer . Troy Alleyn , wife of DI Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard , is spending Christmas there , her husband out of the country . She is painting the portrait of Hilary Bill-Tasman , the rather eccentric and enormously wealth
: 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 Sunday , 18 April 2010 Travellers Home Again The worst part about arriving home , apart from the compulsory nap after travelling for over 24 hours , is the unpacking and getting your life back in order dealing with the mail , the emails , collecting the cat , sorting out the souvenirs , accumulating the washing , and then of course catching up with the blog , adding reviews , and finally back to work tomorrow Here the Dubai Banker Camel meets his predecessor
: : , 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 Friday , 16 April 2010 Review : THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON AVENUE , James Sheehan This review was originally published . elsewhere Random House Australia , Bantam Press , 2006 When Rudy Kelly was a young boy he came to Bass Creek , a Florida backwater , with his mother Elena . Locals recognise that Rudy is slow , but not retarded . He has become a lovely young man always eager to . please Now Lucy Ochoa has been found dead in her trailer , her throat cut ,
: : , 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 Thursday , 15 April 2010 Forgotten Book : DEEP POCKET , Michael Kenyon Well , I have to confess that I've been able to find out almost nothing about DEEP POCKET , which my records show that I read back in 1979. I'm hoping my post will jog some memories , so I'm going to witter on about the . author I did find some information but am not repeating it here as I think it is actually the blurb from a subsequent book THE MOLEHILL . FILE The following comes
: : , 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 Wednesday , 14 April 2010 Review : BREAK NO BONES , Kathy Reichs This review was originally published elsewhere Random House Australia , July 2006 Dr Temperance Brennan is filling a vacancy as a supervisor of an archaeology dig for university students . A pre-Colombian burial ground , the dig site on Dewees Island contains sixteen prehistoric graves . Dewees Island is largely a conservation easement north of Charleston , but the rest is ripe for
: : , 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 Wednesday , 14 April 2010 Review : FREEZE FRAME , Peter May Poisoned Pen Press March 2010 ISBN 978-1-59058-717-1 Many thanks to the publishers for a review e-copy for my Kindle through NetGalley I certainly hope this title and the 3 that precede it are made available for Kindle at present they aren't . 4 in a series in which forensic biologist Enzo MacLeod attempts to solve a number of cold cases . In FREEZE FRAME the crime scene has been perfectly
: : , 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 Tuesday , 13 April 2010 review : DIRTY LITTLE LIES , John Macken This review was originally published . elsewhere Bantam Random House Australia , March 2007 Reuben Maitland is a respected British forensic pathologist with an invention that , in the right hands , should revolutionise crime detection and crime prevention . He believes he has found a way to use DNA to predict the physical appearance of perpetrators . But Reuben goes too far when , in an