Category: book reviews
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Review: R.G. Belsky scores a direct hit with Shooting for the Stars
by G. Robert Frazier One of the most common pieces of advice for authors is to write what you know. R.G. Belsky knows journalism. A former managing editor for NBCNews.com and the New York Daily News, Belsky has used that career of skill sets to create a thoroughly authentic investigative…
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Review: The Wolf Road’s heroine embarks on gritty tale of survival
By G. Robert Frazier It really doesn’t matter that The Wolf Road by Beth Lewis is set in a post-apocalyptic world; it could have been set during the early frontier of America. What matters is the exciting, gritty journey Lewis and her main character, Elka, take you on. From the…
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NO WITNESS BUT THE MOON: Officer-involved shooting sparks tension
After a summer filled with racial tension over police shootings, it was only a matter of time before a novel surfaced with a similar theme. Suzanne Chazin presents that problem for her series character, Hispanic cop Jimmy Vega, in the first few pages of her new novel, No Witness but…
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BLACK WIDOW: Scottish crime master weaves a twisted psychological tale
Note to readers: Since writing this review, Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre has been named crime novel of the year at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival. Just when you think you’ve got things straight, Christopher Brookmyre throws you another curveball in his newest book, Black Widow. Brookmyre builds…
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Books: Longmire finds the obvious truth
An Obvious Fact, the 12th novel in Craig Johnson’s popular Longmire series, tries to throw a wrench in the works by moving the titular hero out of his natural element. But Walt Longmire is an element in himself, perfectly capable of functioning in any place and under any circumstance with…
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Books: Atlanta PD’s first black cops investigate murder amid racial prejudice
Thomas Mullen’s Darktown is a novel readers won’t soon forget—not just because of its thoroughly engrossing, suspense-filled plot, but because of the historical, moral complexity contained within its pages. Read my interview with Mullen and my review, both at Bookpage.
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Books: Loehfelm’s heroine has a bit of the devil in her
By G. Robert Frazier We’ve all got a bit of the devil inside vying to get out. And, unless we’ve had too much to drink or we’ve been reading too many political posts on Facebook, we’re usually able to rein it in. Maureen Coughlin, the hero of Bill Loehfelm’s latest…
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Writer offers survival guide for When Clowns Attack
So, by now you’ve probably heard about this so-called rash of clown sightings in some states. The Tennessee Highway Patrol even went so far as to post a warning to beware of persons dressed as clowns after reports of clowns threatening children in East Tennessee. According to a report on…
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Books: Nothing Short of Dying a propulsive thriller
by G. Robert Frazier Comparisons to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher are inevitable when considering many action thriller novels with larger-than-life heroes. But when Child himself makes note of it, you know the book at hand has got to be pretty damn good. Such is the case with Erik Storey’s debut novel, Nothing…
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Books: Pavone steps up the pace with intriguing spy thriller, The Travelers
By G. Robert Frazier New York Times best-selling author Chris Pavone’s third outing, The Travelers (Crown Publishing, $27), is his best yet. Once again, Pavone mixes spies with seemingly ordinary people, throws in some exotic locales and intriguing situations, and yields a thrilling page-turner. Unlike his previous efforts – The…
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