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In just days Erica McDill was supposed to finally takeover the advertising agency Ruff-Harcourt-McDill in Minneapolis. With Ruff having died sometime back and Harcourt retired and finally willing to sell his stock to McDill the agency was almost in her grasp. Once he sold his shares, she would have seventy-five percent of the outstanding shares [...]
Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... for not having Maxine's reviewing these days: Book review: Wicked Prey by John Sandford . Maxine has also been looking ahead: Reading suggestions for January .
PETRONA (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Wicked Prey is nineteenth in the Lucas Davenport series (there is a twentieth, Storm Prey, due out early next year). I haven’t read all of the previous books, but have read enough of them (about six) not to be lost at this late stage. Davenport is a tough but dandyish ex-cop who has previously had to leave the force because of killing someone (I surmise), and is now an agent of some kind for...
Crime Always Pays (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yep, it’s rubber-hose time, folks: a rapid-fire Q&A for those shifty-looking usual suspects ... What crime novel would you most like to have written? THE LAST GOOD KISS by James Crumley. I read it ages ago as a fledgling novelist and suddenly lights went on. I’ve talked to a surprising number of other writers over the years who’ve said the same thing. What fictional character...
Uncommon Descent (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Logos Research Associates are hosting a ‘Darwin Was Wrong’ conference and webcast 13-14 November 09. Darwin Was Wrong Speakers include, John Sandford, John Baumgardner, Jerry Bergman and Pastor Chuck Smith. For those unable to attend a live webcast will be available. Venue, Calvery Chapel of Costa Mesa Copyright © 2009 Uncommon Descent. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use...
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
There are times when I just can’t stand the thought of another post about politics, especially in these filthy, depressing times. So here’s a list that showed up in one of John Sandford’s Prey Series Lucas Davenport novels. Sandford isn’t his real name, it is John Camp, and I first met him on the misc.writing, [...]
This Writing Life (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
October 13, 2009 Here's an excerpt from John Sandford's latest novel, ROUGH COUNTRY. In this scene a club owner who routinely books huge country acts as well as new acts that then get seen by business contacts, is meeting with an all female country band leader (Wendy), her drummer and lover (Berni), and Wendy's father (Slibe) to discuss signing her band. "He'd see all this before. You had artists...
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Today’s guest blogger is Laura Childs, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. Thank you, Laura, for taking time to write to us. Laura is going to discuss "what-if". As a mystery author, I owe a tip of the hat (click of the mouse?) to innumerable mystery and thriller authors who have spilled various little puddles...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
As we close out another Monday, here are some news briefs from the literary blogosphere... Barnes & Noble has launched a new mystery blog entitled Ransom Notes, featuring posts by Anne Perry , John Sandford , Louise Penny , and Robert Crais . International authors sign a petition supporting the release of Roman Polanski , including Bernard-Henri Levy , Salman Rushdie and Paul Auster . A petition...
Ace and Hoser Blook (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Shadow Prey by John Sandford Mystery Sam and Aaron Crow have a motive when they send out three Indians equipped with ceremonial obsidian knives to kill a person in NY, one in Oklahoma and one in Minnesota. The motive is that each of these people have committed injustices against Indians. Lucas Davenport and Lily Rothenberg, a NY cop, must determine what is going on before an important FBI person is...
Renaissance Ruminations (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
I just went to Amazon.com to check on the reviews of the just released Rough Countryby John Sandford, author of the “Prey” series of novels and now spinning off his character Virgil Flowers into a newish series (this is the third book). The book has 3 of 5 stars rating-which is quite low for Sandford. Further [...]
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Nick Hornby, Janet Evanovich, John Sandford, Audrey Niffenegger, P.C. Cast; Patrick Swayze, Taylor Branch, Victoria Gotti, Barack Obama, Jerry Orbach, Edmund White, Anne Frank... Sponsored Topics: Barack Obama - Audrey Niffenegger - Janet Evanovich - Jerry Orbach - Arts
Rude Cactus (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
About a year ago, I discussed the literary contents of my nightstand . Now, I will readily admit that I have a book problem. Like, I score books with the same frequency that Charlie Sheen scores hookers. So it's not really a surprise that the on-deck pile of books finally outgrew my night stand. (I would like to note, here, that this is not the only pile of to-read books I have. There are three bookcases...
The Kill Zone (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
by Michelle Gagnon This is an ongoing discussion on one of the message boards I frequent, and I thought it was an interesting one. How long can a series continue before it sinks under its own weight? When readers have latched on to a character or series, and whatever book follows in the progression is guaranteed to make the bestsellers' lists, both publishers and authors are loathe to say Sayonara....
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
The release party for Brent Ghelfi's The Venona Cable packed the ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. There were so many people it was hard to get near Brent for the book signing before the actual program began. The Poisoned Pen Bookstore and Lisa Ghelfi worked together for the party, providing desserts, drinks, and tables with Russian nesting dolls. Since the Arizona Biltmore is celebrating...
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