The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | yesterday
For whatever it’s worth, the British division of Amazon has posted a list of what editors there believe are the best crime, thriller, and mystery novels of 2009 . There’s not much suspense about the selections, which include two Stieg Larsson novels and the latest output by big-name wordsmiths Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, and Lee Child. But adding Stuart Neville’s Twelve (published...
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | yesterday
Publisher's Weekly outlines the conflicted views when a book is categorized as "mystery" or "crime fiction" and when it's categorized as "literary." Weighing in on the subject are authors Michael Connelly (who writes the best-selling Harry Bosch series), Kate Atkinson (U.K. detective Jackson Brodie), and Jess Walter (who won an Edgar Award for Citizen Vince ). Breaking...
Diplomatic Blogoir (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
What makes writing good or bad? Not always easy to tell. But if the writer is known to be a Great Writer, does it matter? Try this gripping sentence: The apartment was small, with slanting floors and irregular heat and a buzzer downstairs that didn’t work, so that visitors had to call ahead from a pay phone at the corner gas station, where a black Doberman the size of a wolf paced through the...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Naperville -- State Rep. Michael Connelly, (R-Lisle) joined local officials today to celebrate the opening of the Eola Road interchange on I-88 in Aurora. "I'm happy to see this project come to fruition,” Connelly said. "This interchange at Eola Road...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010 Hosted by Book Chick City Timeline: 01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010 Rules: To read TWELVE (12) thrillers in 2010 Details: You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront then you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go....
The Burton Review (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Booking Through Thursday is hosted by Deb : Today’s question was suggested by Barbara : Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now? Some disagree as to the caliber of the above authors, and some will disagree on...
Central Crime Zone (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
TNT has signed an exclusive syndication deal for THE MENTALIST . The show won't start airing on TNT until 2012. News regarding DVD releases of SCARECROW & MRS. KING , HUNTER , DAMAGES and SOUTHLAND . As well as reviews for T RICK 'R TREAT , BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD volume 2 , NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS and THE PRETENDER in addition to our weekly release recap . Michael Connelly confirms EQUALIZER...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Hardcover fiction 1. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Book 12 of the Wheel of Time fantasy series. (1 week on list) 2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Robert Langdon among the Masons. (7) 3. True Blue by David Baldacci. An ex-cop in Washington struggles to clear her name. (1) 4. Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving. A loggers' cook and his son are on the run from the...
Protein Wisdom (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Michael Connelly is a retired attorney, constitutional law instructor, Army veteran, and author. He’s read all of HR 3200. When I first read HR 3200 in its entirety several months ago I was appalled at the blatant disregard in the bill of … [visit site to read more]
Ace and Hoser Blook (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
City of Bones by Michael Connelly Mystery This is #8 in the Harry Bosch series and they just keep on getting better and better. Harry is investigating a bone that a dog has found in the Hollywood Hills. It ends up being human from a cold case 20 years previously. The case becomes intense for Harry as his childhood keeps on being dredged up. Harry in his typical persistent dogged manner starts digging...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Michael Connelly delves into his worst nightmare with his new thriller 9 Dragons.
Literary Thunder Bay (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
What a time for great new books! A quick trip to Chapters and I am writing my list and not even checking it twice. Here is an even dozen.Last Night at Twisted River by the great John IrvingToo Much Happiness by Alice Munro, best short story writer in the world.Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly. A police procedural, Connelly sends his L.A. detective to AsiaThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
on the m104 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I use postcards and photos as bookmarks ... currently I am reading Michael Connelly's Scarecrow, an excellent suspense novel, and I am now marking my place with this It arrived yesterday in the mail from Erin over at The Good Life in Virginia ... you may have heard that OysterFest was held this past weekend in Urbanna . I wasnt able to attend but some of the other Virginia BlogFest ladies (and gents)...
Time (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Why has American novelist Michael Connelly, whose writes the Harry Bosch detective mysteries, taken an interested in the unsolved disappearance of a tourist in Hong Kong?
Knitting on the Green (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Nine dragons , by Michael Connelly. London: Orion, 2009. The tagline on the cover of this says Harry Bosch is back. And this time it's personal. At which point the seasoned Connelly reader will think 'well, when isn't it?' - Bosch is not known for his laid-back equanimity - but the publicity people have a point. Very well-paced and stylish, with some interesting stuff on triads; but there's a sort...
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