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May 13, 2012
Gardening With Anticipation
It finally feels like that time of year when the garden and allotment are starting to take off. Back in March I completely replaced the decking on our work bench in the potting shed. (That sounds a little posh, basically some wooden planks supported by a couple of trestles.)
Anyway that was then:
And now:
With everything from asters, wallflowers, cornflowers, courgettes, runner-beans, pumpkins and gourds. All patiently waiting for the weather to be just about right (we had a slight frost last ni...
April 28, 2012
The Drop by Michael Connelly – Researching Room 79
Yesterday I posted my review of Michael Connelly’s, The Drop. While I was doing a bit of internet surfing and research for my next novel I came across a YouTube video that shows some insight into the research that Connelly did for his book. I thought I’d share it.
It’d be great to have this sort of access for my own research, but it’s a fantastic insight.
April 27, 2012
Book Review: The Drop by Michael Connelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Drop is a Harry Bosch novel, and a fine one. Michael Connnelly is a master of the plot and sub-plot, and able to weave a very intricate tale which keeps the reader turning the pages without the need for lots of action scenes, gunfights and other attention keepers that other authors use (including myself)!
Harry’s in the Open and Unsolved Unit, looking into cases that have never been concluded but remain open. He is given a difficult case t...
April 15, 2012
April 7, 2012
Book Review: Beyond Justice by Joshua Graham
Synopsis
THE DESCENT INTO HELL IS NOT ALWAYS VERTICAL…
Sam Hudson, a reputable San Diego attorney, learns this when the authorities wrongfully convict him of the brutal rape and murder of his wife and daughter, and sends him to death row. There he awaits execution by lethal injection.
If he survives that long.
In prison, Sam fights for his life while his attorney works frantically on his appeal. It is then that he embraces the faith of his departed wife and begins to manifest supernatural...
April 5, 2012
Book Review: Charlie: A Love Story by Barbara Lampert
About The Book
Charlie: A Love Story tells of the beautiful love between Charlie, a Golden Retriever, and the author, Barbara Lampert. It takes place in Malibu, California. When Charlie turned eleven years old and started having some health problems, a journal Barbara was keeping about her garden quickly became mostly about Charlie. Charlie: A Love Story is an intimate look at an incredible connection between a canine and a human. And as a psychotherapist who specializes in relationships...
March 31, 2012
Book Review: From the Ashes by Jeremy Burns
About the Author
An avid reader since the age of three, Jeremy Burns was devouring novels by the time other children his age were still learning their ABCs. Blessed (and, at times, cursed) with a decidedly active imagination and an insatiable curiosity for nearly everything, Jeremy made learning and storytelling two of his chief passions. After earning his degree in History from Florida State University, Jeremy accepted a position teaching literature, creative writing, political science, and ...
March 30, 2012
Guest Post From Mark Gilleo: Author of Love Thy Neighbour
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Mark Gilleo to my blog. Love Thy Neighbour starts with an interesting author note concerning a true event, which is the inspiration for the book. So I just had to ask Mark about inspiration:
You outlined some events in the opening authors note for your book, that doubtless gave you some inspiration for the words that followed. Are there other events that have similarly inspired you to sit at the keyboard, and if so can you share something of them with...
Book Review: Love Thy Neighbour by Mark Gilleo
TITLE: Love Thy Neighbor
AUTHOR: Mark Gilleo
PUBLISHED BY: The Story Plant
PUBLICATION DATE: 27th March 2012
ISBN: SYNOPSIS: Clark Hayden is a graduate student trying to help his mother navigate through the loss of his father while she continues to live in their house near Washington DC. With his mother's diminishing mental capacity becoming the norm, Clark expects a certain amount of craziness as he heads home for the...
March 29, 2012
Book Review: Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
The 27th Alex Deleware novel, starts with Alex being called by his friend and police detective Milo Sturgis to a particular grizzly murder. A seemingly obnoxious woman has been disembowelled and there are very few clues.
The body count rises as the story progresses, with the victims connected by the method of murder, but little else.
Milo's superiors increase the pressure on Milo for a resolution, but there is little in sight, until Alex makes a breakthrough…
I've been reading Jonathan...
