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Interview with Crime Writer Fiona Barton: S. 8, Ep. 1
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer and bestselling author Fiona Barton. Check out our discussion about her work including her latest novel Local Gone Missing. And we chat a bit about Doctor Who. 🙂 Before I bring on my...
My Book Review of ‘One of Us is Dead’
Hi! Today I'm reviewing One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose. This is an amusing little book. I got <laugh>, it's almost, it's like a guilty pleasure for me. It's not what I usually read, but it is definitely, once you get into it, interesting. It's about four women...
The Crime Cafe with Fiona Barton
Hi all! 🙂 We're ba-a-a-a-ck with Season Eight of the Crime Cafe podcast. Our first episode features Fiona Barton, the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow, The Child, and The Suspect. Check out the episode, in which we discuss her latest book Local Gone...
My Book Review of ‘Family Law’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing Family Law by Gin Phillips. I really loved this book.It brought back some terrible memories of times when I was practicing law and representing people in divorces. Yes. The uncontested ones are just fine. They're easy. The contested ones—the...
My Book Review of ‘The Comfort of Distance’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing The Comfort of Distance by Ryburn Dobbs. It's the first novel in the Sebastian Grey series, I believe. In any case, it's really interesting. It's especially interesting if you like anthropology, particularly forensic anthropology, because this...
My Book Review of ‘The Bucharest Dossier’
Hi everyone! Today, I'm reviewing The Bucharest Dossier by William Maz. So, I really, really like this book, and I think what Lee Child says here on the back actually describes it perfectly: "a love story inside an espionage thriller inside a historical record."...
My Book Review of ‘Pesticide’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing Pesticide by Kim Hays. And I have to tell you that I was particularly interested in this because I used to work as an attorney with EPA, with their pesticides and toxics division of the office of general counsel. So pesticides are of interest...
My Book Review of ‘Crocodile on the Sandbank’
Hi! Today I'm reviewing Crocodile on the Sandbank and this is by Elizabeth Peters. And I believe she was a Maryland-based writer. I saw her mentioned in one of the Maryland Writers Association newsletters, and just got interested based on the description of her work....
My Book Review of ‘The Torqued Man’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing The Torqued Man by Peter Mann. I love this cover by the way. This story is really interesting. It's structured around two journals essentially, or a journal and a work of fiction. It's hard to tell. Anyway, it focuses on two characters. One is...
My Book Review of ‘Blood Sugar’
Hi, everyone! Today, I'm reviewing Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild and it is really quite an excellent book. Check out the cover. I think that covers just awesome. <Laugh> I can't say that enough for some reason. Anyway, it's very interesting, because it's about...
My Book Review of ‘Trial Under Fire’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing Trial Under Fire by Zoë Sharp. Zoë Sharp is one of my favorite writers, I gotta say. And this book does not disappoint. If you are a fan of Charlie Fox, if you haven't read this book, you really, really should. You must. Now. <Laugh> Go...
My Book Review of ‘Killer Content’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing Killer Content by Kiley Roache. Love this cover, too. Uh <laugh> that's great. Anyway, this is kind of a fun, uh, almost guilty read <laugh> to me cuz it's like, okay. Kind of like a reality show in a book. <laugh> Kind of a...
My Book Review of ‘The Last Party’
Hi! Today, I'm reviewing The Last Party. Can you see the whole title there? The Last Party by Cassidy Lucas. Uh, wow. <laugh>, I'm tempted to just stop there. Just, wow. This really is one of those books where I found myself wondering if it would make a good...
My Book Review of ‘The Other Family’
Hi today, I'm reviewing The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Staub. This is a really, really good read, that kept me guessing throughout. And it's very interesting because I had a kind of a sense of where it was going, but I wasn't absolutely sure, but it definitely has a...
Happy Star Wars Day!
I just realized today is Star Wars Day! This cannot go unobserved. So, on that note, here's a video I hope you'll like. Disney-owned Star Wars on Disney-owned ABC News. 🙂 And here's my latest amazing feat of strength! 🙂 May the Fourth be with you...
Interview with Crime Writer Sascha Rothchild: S. 7, Ep. 23
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer, screenwriter, and producer Sascha Rothchild. Check out our discussion of her debut novel Blood Sugar! And a bit of chat about screenwriting. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source...
The Crime Cafe with Sascha Rothchild
For the final episode of Season Seven of the Crime Cafe podcast, I interview screenwriter, producer, and novelist Sascha Rothchild! Check out our discussion about her debut novel, Blood Sugar! And stay tuned for my review! (Spoiler alert: It's awesome.) Check out our...
My Book Review of ‘The Ex-Husband’
Hi today, I'm reviewing The Ex-Husband by Karen Hamilton. This is a really good book. It's written from the perspective of the female half of a couple who goes around swindling people or actually they're like con artists, I guess. They do it on these cruise ships and...