So much has been written about the OK Corral I almost passed this book up. Now I consider Epitaph: A Novel of the OK Corral the best historical novel on the American West I’ve ever read. Historical fiction often suffers when authors dwell too much on historical fact at the expense of a good story, …Read More
Shotgun Moon — a Mini-Review
I just finished reading K.C. McRae’s Shotgun Moon, a standalone mystery from Midnight Ink. It’s really more than a mystery. It’s on the dark side. It’s a thriller and it’s suspense. The main character killed the man who raped her and now returns to Montana to get her life back to normal. ‘Then the great …Read More
A mini-book review and other stuff
Bones and Roses (A Cypress Bay mystery) by Eileen Goudge Note: Eileen was a guest on my blog last August with her post “Will Write for Food.” I just had the pleasure of reading Bones and Roses, the first book in a mystery series from long-time and successful women’s fiction author Eileen Goudge. From page …Read More
Book Review: Mosquitoland, a YA novel by David Arnold
According to David Arnold’s bio and author photo, he’s a relatively young guy with a wife and a young son. I’m not sure why he decided to write a YA novel from a teen girl’s point of view, but I’m sure glad he did. The story of Mim (Mary Iris Malone) in Mosquitoland is a …Read More
A Mini-Review of Napier’s Bones by Robert Spiller
I was a big fan of the first two Bonnie Pinkwater novels, so when I heard Spiller was publishing book #5 in the series, I was eager to get caught up on the series. Each of the book titles is based on mathematics, so it should be no surprise that the author, as well as …Read More