Author: G Robert Frazier

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  Book Review: McGorin ‘Dusts Up’ more trouble for Detective Carrick

  

  by G. Robert Frazier Detective Doyle Carrick is a magnet for trouble. The hero of Jon McGoran’s latest novel, Dust Up (Forge Books), Carrick is at home with his girlfriend when a complete stranger appears frantically pounding on his front door, only to be shot down in cold blood. Homicide Detective Mike Warren embraces…

  April 26, 2016
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  Nashville Film Fest a fun, great learning experience

  By G. Robert Frazier The Nashville Film Festival concluded its most recent run Saturday after 10 days of movies, informational panels about the film industry, and parties celebrating the creative minds behind the films and scripts entered in the event. As a script reader for the screenwriting competition, I earned…

  April 26, 2016
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  Coben, Robotham, Laukkanen, Leslie present summer of thrills

  By G. Robert Frazier I’ve been a bit remiss in posting reviews to this site, though I’ve been actively posting on other sites. So, let’s catch up on some of my latest book reviews, shall we? Fool Me Once – Harlan Coben Maya Stern was a firsthand witness to her…

  April 25, 2016
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  Note to readers: This blog’s going to get a lot more interesting

  Originally posted on Story By G. Robert Frazier: by G. Robert Frazier The name of this blog has been something of a misnomer, I realize that. Most of what I post here are my book reviews or the occasional Around the Web column, wherein I include links to cool reads…

  April 13, 2016
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  Around the Web UPDATE: TN governor vetoes plan to make Bible official state book

  By G. Robert Frazier From time to time, I like to share and/or comment on interesting stories about writing and reading that I come across on the web. Here’s a few such stories to chew on: UPDATED: Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed legislation that would have made the  Bible…

  April 13, 2016
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  Around the Web: MFA offers bragging rights, but will never replace my ‘MBS’

  By G. Robert Frazier Every once in a while I like to share some links to interesting articles about reading and writing I’ve stumbled across on the “interwebs.” I haven’t posted any in a while, so let’s catch up a bit with this offering: The Atlantic recently weighed in on…

  March 16, 2016
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  Review: The Passenger by Lisa Lutz a study in do-overs

  Have you ever wanted to just run away and start over as someone else? The main character in Lisa Lutz’s new novel does just that — time and time again. You can read my review now at BookPage.

  March 2, 2016
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  Review: Buckle up for Philip Donlay’s latest, Pegasus Down

  by G. Robert Frazier Before you crack open Pegasus Down (Oceanview Publishing), the new novel byPhilip Donlay, you better buckle up: You’re in for a hell of a ride. This action-thriller soars from start to finish with page-a-minute suspense and thrills to keep you riveted to your seat, just like…

  March 1, 2016
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  Review: So, Anyway . . . I’ve got this complaint about this John Cleese book

  By G. Robert Frazier So, Anyway . . . I read this autobiography by Monty Python alum John Cleese, and I laughed. But certainly not as much or as hard as I hoped I might. To be honest, the book is a bit dull at times. It’s not that Cleese’s…

  February 27, 2016
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  Around the Web: A roundup of articles on reading and writing

  by G. Robert Frazier As you know, I occasionally like to list a roundup of interesting articles about reading and writing. I’ve been meaning to add a new list for a while but have been busy writing, so the list just kept getting bigger and bigger. Herewith, then, is my…

  February 26, 2016