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THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2015-2016 – William W. Demastes, editor
There was a time when I bought every collection of short plays that was published. I love reading plays and I also was directing plays – for theatres and for high schools. When my focus changed and I wasn’t directing much any more, I also backed off from reading play collections. Which is too bad,… Continue reading
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HEROIKA 1: DRAGON EATERS – Janet Morris, editor
I typically really enjoy reading short stories and those that are collected based on a theme generally have a story or two that will really appeal. This book, then, fits my criteria for something that I would enjoy. And I did. …But much too late… The theme of dragons and/or killing dragons is certainly not… Continue reading
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GIVE A DAMN JONES – Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini is a wonderful workhorse of a writer. I’ve been reading him since I was in college and that was a few decades ago. I’ve enjoyed many of his Quincannon series books and some of his Nameless Detectives books. I’m always up for reading a Pronzini book because I know I’ll get a first-rate… Continue reading
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KILLALOT – Cindy Brown
Ivy Meadows (the stage name for Olive Ziegwart) is an actress and part-time private investigator working for her uncle Bob Duda of Duda Detectives. Things are looking up for Ivy … a famous playwright is in Arizona and he’s planning something that could be even bigger than his hit musical, Hello Dolly Madison – a… Continue reading
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THE SHADOW KILLER – Arnaldur Indriðason
I first discovered Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason about three years ago and I was immediately captivated by the tone of his novels and I’ve now got our small town library filled with his books. When I saw his name and this book available for request for reviewers, I was excited to make the request. What… Continue reading
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THE FAR-TIME INCIDENT – Neve Maslakovic
St. Sunniva University in Minnesota is is home to a deadly accident in the time-travel lab of one of the university’s esteemed professors. The university is eager to keep this information under wraps and university security officer Nate Kirkland and Julia Olson, assistant to the dean of science, are assigned to investigate. The investigation is… Continue reading
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THIS DARK AND BLOODY GROUND – Lori Roberts
It is 1776. Maggie Diele is twelve years old and she and her family are traveling through the Appalachian Mountains on their way to Kentucke – the newly purchased territory. Leading them through the Cumberland Gap to Boonesborough is Daniel Boone himself. This new country is struggling some as war with the British has begun.… Continue reading
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LOST GODS – Micah Yongo
I am beginning to think that I am just not interested in reading epic fantasies. Lost Gods by Micah Yongo takes the traditional epic fantasy themes and attaches them to African legends and mythology. Neythan is a teenager who is being trained as an assassin with the elite but mysterious brotherhood of assassins known as… Continue reading
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GREEN LANTERN, VOL. 1: INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK It’s not a secret that Green Lantern is one of my favorite superheroes and when I see the opportunity to get an ARC of a GL graphic novel, I’m likely to put in a request. Based on this cover, however, I was really concerned as to how much I was going to… Continue reading
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THE GREATEST ADVENTURE – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK I recognized Bill Willingham’s name from the hit graphic novel series Fables and combining him with the heroes and heroines of the Edgar Rice Burroughs books, I was sure this was going to be a real blast. I was wrong. There are a LOT of Burroughs’ characters here. Well…I assume they’re in… Continue reading
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MISTER MIRACLE – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK I fully admit that I haven’t been reading many comics or graphic novels lately, and I was only peripherally aware of Mister Miracle as a character when I saw the opportunity to get an ARC of this book. The blurb sounded interesting and I was definitely ready for a new foray into… Continue reading
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THE VANISHING BOX – Elly Griffiths
This is my second venture into Elly Griffiths’ Magic Men Mystery series. It’s a clever gimmick, combining magicians and the WWII era. Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are headlining at the Brighton Hippodrome, the largest theatre in the city. It’s a real coup for the aging magician to get a gig like this. Also… Continue reading
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