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Will North

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:1 September 2020
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Water, Stone, Heart is a modern romance set in Cornwall, England. The tale meanders comfortably through the countryside and through the friendships of two Americans come to the Atlantic coast:…

Dan Brown

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:4 August 2020
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Perhaps best known for The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown does not restrict himself to tales with religious overtones. In Digital Fortress, technology meant to crack codes succumbs to human…

Louise Penny

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:23 June 2020
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The Sûreté du Québec takes a beating in Ms. Penny's novels as the kindly but formidable Chief Inspector Armand Gamache battles corruption as well as murderers. A seemingly idyllic village…

Crimes in print

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:16 June 2020
Post category:Mystery / Readers / Thrillers and Suspense

The genre that encompasses crime is vast and varied, from the mystery brain-teasers that keep you looking for clues and guessing whodunit (or guessing how the detective will prove the…

Barbara Fradkin

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:26 May 2020
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Murder was once an odd topic for women to discuss much less to write about, but with the help of pioneers like Agatha Christie, the murder mystery has become a…

Ellis Peters

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:28 April 2020
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Not precisely Cosy Mysteries, these tales of Brother Cadfael, a Benedictine monk of the 12th century, lack the feverish intensity of modern crime thrillers while managing to be page turners.…

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:21 April 2020
Post category:Mystery / Readers / Writers

Whether a Cosy Mystery, a Classic Mystery, a Paranormal Mystery, or what-have-you, this genre is popular in the extreme, both on the page and on the screen. The Cosy variety…

Dick Francis

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:18 February 2020
Post category:Adventure / Featured Author / Mystery / Readers / Thrillers and Suspense

Ex-jockey Dick Francis writes thrilling tales of corruption and intrigue in the world of horse racing. While some of his books are fairly short, like For Kicks, others like Come…

William Peter Blatty

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:21 January 2020
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Famous for The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty has written many books. In another tale with religious overtones, Dimiter takes readers from the capture and eventual escape of a mysterious man…

Denise Swanson

Post author:Allison Azulay
Post published:12 December 2019
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In Murder of a Stacked Librarian, ordinary people in an average town find themselves faced with the shock of an actual murder among them. But who on earth would do…

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I NOTICED THE SWAGGER FIRST: that arrogant saunter that said, “I’m irresistible and I know it.” He was good-looking, yes—as emphasized by the tight jeans that displayed every muscle and more than hinted at one in particular. And the chambray shirt open to show off a broad chest matted with jet hair that proclaimed his masculinity.

–excerpt from Bad Twin

GINETTE LAY STARING into darkness in the low cot by the grand canopied bed in which Lady Barton snored softly. To her surprise and dismay, the old woman had roused from her fireside dozing when she entered the room and had insisted on regaling her with more tales of the foibles and weaknesses of the aristocracy as Ginette helped her undress.

Thinking back on it, she realized there had been a subtle urgency in the manner of the viscountess. Indeed, now that she recalled her months as maid-cum-companion, she recognized that she had felt yet dismissed a sense of impendence. At first, she had wondered was it she who anticipated something vaguely threatening, or was it Lady Barton who expected some event? Now, a certainty filled her that Lady Barton’s choosing to employ her signified much more than she had guessed.

But what?

–excerpt from Propositions and Proposals