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July 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT -- This murder mystery is as charming as Vienna itself. Like the city's famed waltz, Frank Tallis moves his book, A Death in Vienna, along at the perfect tempo.  The year is 1902, and Vienna is at . . . more
July 21, 2007 08:55 AM EDT -- Author Ross King A historical thriller set in 1660.  An unimposing book seller is sent on a journey to find a missing manuscript.  Alternating with the chapters about his search are the chapters . . . more
July 07, 2007 05:11 PM EDT -- The strengths ofThe Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco are not what you'd expect from a murder mystery based around a serial killer named "The Surgeon." The two greatest advantages this book . . . more
July 07, 2008 11:48 AM EDT -- Over the years I've gotten involved and learned about all phases of publishing a book, including writing reviews for publicity packets.  I have an interest in helping new authors through . . . more
December 24, 2008 08:23 AM EST -- Where does it say that book reviews have to be "rated"? We live in such a competitive world-is it fair to rate a single book using a 1-5 point system, with that point system not being consistently . . . more
July 31, 2007 11:27 AM EDT -- Hi All, I just received the first independent review of my novel and thought I'd share it. It's very rewarding to have pursued something for so long and hard and to finally see the fruits.  . . . more
May 04, 2008 05:33 PM EDT -- (a gaslight mystery) by Victoria Thompson As much as I like mysteries, and as much as I like books about old New York, this did NOT excite me. First, it's written at a fifth grade reading level, . . . more
August 06, 2007 02:30 PM EDT -- Author:  Jed Rubenfeld Similar to the Alienist, by Caleb Carr, this book is set in NYC a little after the turn of the 20th Century.  New ideas in murder investigations are being used as are . . . more
December 19, 2007 04:27 PM EST -- Publishers Weekly genre review round-up   (November 12th issue) Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy (Dorchester) : "Little-noticed . . . more
June 13, 2007 02:06 PM EDT -- Every writer has a favorite review of his or her book, not filled with words of vacuous hype or empty praises but a critical appreciation of the contents that got it right. Plus the fact . . . more
August 03, 2007 06:11 AM EDT -- Author:  Kathleen O'Neal Gear I've read many books by this author and her husband that are about the first Americans (Indians).  They are well researched and well written. As in the . . . more
December 06, 2007 05:08 PM EST -- I worked with James Michener on his South African novel, The Covenant, involved in every stage of the book from its conception and plotting to final manuscript.   . . . more
July 03, 2007 07:27 PM EDT -- The spike sits on a shelf opposite my desk, four inches of mottled iron with a square shank and L-shaped head tapering to a wedge. I picked it up on the Devil's Railroad in the heart of the Amazon . . . more
October 22, 2007 04:13 PM EDT -- If you haven't started the Deception Series by Jacqueline G. Randolph yet, you better check out these three reviews!  One more book to go...you need to catch up!    . . . more
March 12, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --   Conspirator's Odyssey The Evolution of the Patron Saint By Aaron Kinte Kuykendall Manuscript 239 Pages Check our Aaron's profile  http://kal-el.gather.com/ . . . more
December 19, 2007 04:16 PM EST --   Issue: December 1, 2007 Enchanting the Lady. Kennedy, Kathryne (Author) Jan 2008. 336 p. Love Spell, paperback, $6.99. (0505527502). In a Victorian England where magic . . . more
February 17, 2008 11:23 PM EST -- The Ultimate Good Luck (TUGL) was not an easy book for me to read, but that isn't due to any flaw in the story, it is a testament to how accurately the entire novel captures the moods and viewpoint . . . more
June 11, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --                                   On my website  . . . more
January 24, 2008 03:02 AM EST -- Time for basic and dumb questions, the answers to which might save other people's time from being wasted by me Since I just joined a while ago, I have been adding groups every week. What happens . . . more
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January 06, 2008 12:00 PM EST -- Mary Russell Series by Laurie King   This is a series of books that pair Sherlock Holmes with a young woman who then becomes his apprentice and partner.   In the first book, she's . . . more
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