Michael Connelly's Police Thriller Three-Book Set [A Darkness More than Night, Angels Flight, Blood Work]
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
"The new growth industry is going to be corruption, corruption on a small scale, because that's the newspapers meat and potatoes is to kind of watchdog that type of thing," says former LAT reporter turned crime writer Michael Connelly . Speaking of watchdogs, the commentary on this episode was by LA Weekly's Jill Stewart going out to our new Chief of Police Charlie Beck. Watch it here ....
The Food Librarian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Day 24 of I Like Big Bundts: 30 Days of Bundt Cakes Brown Sugar and Chocolate Chip Bundt with Maple-Espresso Glaze I'm not into Sci-Fi. I'm more of a mystery and chick-lit gal. And I wouldn't have made it this far in my Bundt making without Michael Connelly and the library's downloadable audiobooks. You should check out if your library has OverDrive downloadable audiobooks...I listen while baking each...
Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Opposites Attract Challenge Hosted by: Jen's Book Talk To play just read books that have at least one word in the title opposite to another book title's word. You can only use a book once though; not in 2 different sets. And be sure to use some of these with your other challenges if you can! There are many possibilities and combinations to come up with! Also if you have to; use the authors name as...
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...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
New in November crime fiction: Michael Connelly's new novel sends Harry Bosch to Hong Kong. Christopher Fowler's latest in the Bryant & May series unfolds in London; Spokane's Patrick McManus visits Blight County, Idaho, and Lynnwood's Martin Limón returns with a new Korea-based mystery.
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Here comes the annual onslaught of year-end “best books” lists, beginning with Publishers Weekly . There’s plenty of controversy surrounding the fact that none of the titles on PW ’s top-10 rundown was written by a woman . But what’s lost in all of that is the fact that so many choices in the Fiction and Mystery categories are crime fiction: Michael Connelly’s The...
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Want some noir? Read an excerpt from Michael Connelly's new book, "Nine Dragons."
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Crime writer Michael Connelly, creator of the Harry Bosch novels, shares his love of a signature LA spot, Angel's Flight.
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
FEMA decides some LA neighborhoods are in danger of flooding. LA crime writer Michael Connelly's Los Angeles. And a letter to the new police chief.
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Before turning to fiction, crime novelist Michael Connelly spent years covering the police for the LA TImes. Turns out newspapers are good places for budding crime novelists.
Malcolm Redfellow revivus (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Botching one's words Today the Guardian 's Sam Wollaston does his regular review of Last night's TV . Predictably he hits on the BBC/HBO co-production of the Churchill biopic: Were you watching, Gordon? Into the Storm, on BBC2? That's how to do it. So there aren't enough helicopters to fight the Taliban? Did a lack of boats prevent the evacuation of Dunkirk? Of course it didn't. Even members of the...
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Why are South Los Angeles residents paying big bucks for flood insurance when even FEMA isn't sure their neighborhoods are at flood risk? Plus, crime writer Michael Connelly.
Booksellers Association (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
We get confused when we type in ebooks.com and ebook.com and discover two different Australia companies both selling ebooks. Must be something down under but clearly confusing. Why may you ask did we look at ebook.com as we were vary familiar with ebooks.com and wouldn’t have noticed the ‘s’ difference. The answer is we spotted an 80% discount offer that we wanted to find out more...
Notable Books (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
PW Top 10 Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin Big Machine by Victor LaValle The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes Stitches by David Small Shop Class as Soulcraft by...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Mystery novels by Ruth Rendell, Michael Connelly, Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom, and Archer Mayor.
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