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Book Review: “Starvation Lake: A Mystery” by Bryan Gruley

Posted on December 13, 2009 by

The plan was to leave Starvation Lake, Michigan and never come back. But 1998 finds Augustus Carpenter, known to all as “Gus” back home after his successful newspaper career exploded on him in Detroit. Both he and the town are still haunted by the goal he let in close to the end of the state championship game and both have never been the same. Now at thirty four, Gus is backing home, once again working for the local paper, Pilot. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Night Monster” by James Swain

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Eighteen years ago, as a patrol officer, Jack Carpenter responded to an assault call at the Sunny Isle apartment complex. He made several mistakes that fateful day in 1992 and didn’t stop the abduction of Naomi Dunn. That event haunted and shaped his career with the Broward County Sheriff’s Department.   These days he is divorced, his daughter plays for the Lady Seminoles of Florida State Basketball team, and he has been booted off the police force leaving him free … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Breathing Water” by Timothy Hallinan

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

The card game wasn’t supposed to be high stakes enough to attract the “Big Guy” but it did. A simple poker game undercover operation designed to net lower level casino cheats, has drawn “Khun Pan” one of the richest men in Thailand. Offended, he isn’t one to just let things go. A deal is struck and Raffery gets Pan’s permission to write his auto biography. He wants to do it without interference from Pan because as the French writer Balzac … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Killer Career by Morgan Mandel

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

Attending the Love To Murder Mystery Conference in Chicago pushes Julie McGuire to make a latent dream become a reality. A lawyer in a growing practice with old friend, Dade Donovan, she longs to become a writer. She is also enthralled by the enigmatic mystery author, Tyler Jensen, the conference keynote speaker. He seems just as enthralled with her and begins to pursue her in a variety of ways. As she looks to gracefully end her career in the law … Continue reading →

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