Author: G Robert Frazier
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Books: Campbell’s latest disappoints; Tobey thrills, Bain delivers again
In between the books I review for BookPage, Chapter 16 (Humanities of Tennessee), and Killer Nashville, I do manage to squeeze in a few other reads from time to time. Below are a few reviews for books I’ve read this year not included on those sites.
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Magic, mystery garner Jean Rabe honors
Jean Rabe may not be a household name, but it should be. Chances are, if you are into gaming, if you are into fantasy, if you are into mysteries, you’ve encountered her byline atop a story or two. Check your bookshelf, and you just may find her stories or novels…
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American Hero: Remembering John Lewis
Note: With the loss of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis on Friday, I thought it would be appropriate to honor with him with an article I wrote for BookPage in 2016. By G. Robert Frazier It is appropriate as we enter Thanksgiving week to express our gratitude to the…
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The Last Scoop’s reporter tenacious, razor-sharp
I’d love to see Clare Carlson in the White House Briefing Room. The main character in R.G. Belsky’s new novel, The Last Scoop, she’s tenacious, razor-sharp, asks tough questions, and doesn’t back down from anyone
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Waggoner’s Mouth of the Dark a weird read
What starts as a missing person story quickly morphs into an other-dimensional romp against bizarre creatures and crazed killers. Check logic at the door and suspend your disbelief, because this shit gets crazier by the page.
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The Guest Book lifts veil on family’s life of privilege, elitism
Sarah Blake’s The Guest Book is a beautifully written and emotionally captivating novel about one family’s bonds, secrets, and their lifetime of privilege and high society coming to an end.
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From the frontier to international conspiracies, adventure awaits
From historical adventures to spy thrillers, the characters and situations in these books will leave you thrilled and deeply moved.
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Junction, The Sky Woman shirk alien war stories for old-school sci-fi fun
One look at the science fiction section of your local Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million shows that war is king. So, it was refreshing to read a couple of books recently that attempted to put some of the wonder of sci-fi back onto the written page.
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International intrigue abounds in Heads You Win and The Moroccan Girl
International intrigue and suspense abound in a pair of new novels from British novelists — Jeffrey Archer’s Heads You Win and Charles Cumming’s The Moroccan Girl. Read my reviews here.
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Killer Nashville alumni deliver the thrills
One of the exciting things about attending writers’ conferences is discovering authors whose works you otherwise might never otherwise experience. Such is the case with authors R.G. Belsky, Baron R. Birtcher, and Danny Ray Lindsey.
Story By G. Robert Frazier 