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‘Spear of Light’ – Human vs. post-human on a planet facing destruction – #scifi #bookreview

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Spear of Light The Glittering Edge, Book Two Brenda Cooper Pyr – Kindle, paperback Spear of Light is the second book in The Glittering Edge duology. And it has been my introduction to Brenda Cooper’s science-fiction writing. For the most part, I am impressed. While I missed Edge of Dark, the duology’s first book, I … Continue reading ‘Spear of Light’ – Human vs. post-human on a planet facing destruction – #scifi #bookreview

“Rain Dogs” – Adrian McKinty’s best Sean Duffy murder mystery? #bookreview

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Rain Dogs A Detective Sean Duffy Novel Adrian McKinty Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle, audible Now that I have suckered you into this review with a question, I’m going to give you something of a cop-out answer: Rain Dogs is the best Sean Duffy detective story I have read…since the last Sean Duffy detective … Continue reading “Rain Dogs” – Adrian McKinty’s best Sean Duffy murder mystery? #bookreview

‘Meteor in Action’: A good how-to guide for learning a popular JavaScript framework – #programming #bookreview

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  Meteor in Action Stephan Hochhaus and Manuel Schoebel Manning – paperback I have worked with several JavaScript frameworks, and Meteor has become a favorite, mainly because it is closely related to the MEAN stack family and plays well with MongoDB and Node.js. As the Meteor in Action authors note: “Meteor runs on top of … Continue reading ‘Meteor in Action’: A good how-to guide for learning a popular JavaScript framework – #programming #bookreview

‘Woman with a Blue Pencil’ – Characters in a mystery novel that is being rewritten find themselves in conflict in a world that keeps changing – #bookreview

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      Woman with a Blue Pencil Gordon McAlpine Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle   What if the characters in a mystery novel are alive in some other universe, and their world keeps changing, because their book, unknown to them, is being edited and rewritten? And what if one of those characters is … Continue reading ‘Woman with a Blue Pencil’ – Characters in a mystery novel that is being rewritten find themselves in conflict in a world that keeps changing – #bookreview

‘The Secret Life of Anna Blanc’ – This debut murder mystery has everything from comedy to horror – #bookreview

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The Secret Life of Anna Blanc Jennifer Kincheloe Seventh Street Books  –  paperback, Kindle   This feisty debut novel makes the case that it’s tough to be a female detective…especially in 1907. The Secret Life of Anna Blanc is a clever blending of mystery, murder, and social commentary, along with elements of a comedy of … Continue reading ‘The Secret Life of Anna Blanc’ – This debut murder mystery has everything from comedy to horror – #bookreview

WRATH OF THE FURIES: Roman detective Gordianus the Finder tries to go undercover amid angry Greeks bearing arms – #bookreview

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  Wrath of the Furies A Novel of the Ancient World Steven Saylor Minotaur Books – hardback, Kindle As a young student, I deliberately avoided the ancient world—all of those armless and headless statues, magnificent carved-stone structures collapsed into rubble, “wonders of the world,” and gods and goddesses who allegedly had both magical powers and … Continue reading WRATH OF THE FURIES: Roman detective Gordianus the Finder tries to go undercover amid angry Greeks bearing arms – #bookreview

The Guise of Another: A gripping thriller with a dark soul – #fiction #bookreview

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    The Guise of Another Allen Eskens Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle, Audio Book This engrossing, exciting new detective thriller by Minnesota novelist Allen Eskens has many startling twists and turns. It also has a dark soul. Under suspicion of corruption, Minneapolis police detective Alexander “Festus” Rupert has been reassigned to the Frauds … Continue reading The Guise of Another: A gripping thriller with a dark soul – #fiction #bookreview

Idyll Threats: In 1997, a small-town police chief must solve a murder that can expose his deepest secret – #bookreview

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  Idyll Threats Stephanie Gayle Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle Recent and seemingly rapid changes in American society may make some potential readers of this book wonder why it is a big deal that a police chief would try to hide being gay. However, America was a much different world in 1997, when this … Continue reading Idyll Threats: In 1997, a small-town police chief must solve a murder that can expose his deepest secret – #bookreview

‘Hollow Man’: Mark Pryor’s new psychological thriller exposes our inner sociopath – #fiction #bookreview

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  Hollow Man Mark Pryor Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle By day, Dominic is a tough prosecutor working in a Texas district attorney’s office. That means he can carry a badge and a gun when he’s not in court getting convictions. By night, he is guitar player and singer with a British accent who … Continue reading ‘Hollow Man’: Mark Pryor’s new psychological thriller exposes our inner sociopath – #fiction #bookreview

Dante’s Dilemma – A solid mystery featuring a blind psychiatrist as investigator – #bookreview

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  Dante’s Dilemma A Mark Angelotti Novel Lynne Raimondo Seventh Street Books – paperback, Kindle Lynne Raimondo puts her legal background and well-honed writing skills solidly to work in Dante’s Dilemma, her third Mark Angelotti novel. Part of the enjoyment of reading this well-crafted mystery is watching the author stretch to keep Dr. Angelotti, a … Continue reading Dante’s Dilemma – A solid mystery featuring a blind psychiatrist as investigator – #bookreview