Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White

When A Short Story Gets Completely Out of Hand by John McAllister

Elizabeth A. White — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:25 +0000

A book I’ve really been looking forward to, The Station Sergeant by John McAllister, was recently released by Portnoy Publishing. My review is forthcoming, but today I am extremely pleased to be able to host John for a guest post about how this novel came to be. As seems to be the case more often [...] Related posts:

The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:21:23 +0000

“Your game-players might like to experience something of a gothic frisson.” – Anna In The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson, friends and roommates Lucy and Ruth are joined by a neighbor down the hall, Anna, in putting together a virtual reality game designed to take place in the Morningside Heights neighborhood surrounding Columbia University as [...] Related posts:

Blood Red Turns Dollar Green Vol. 2 by Paul O’Brien

Elizabeth A. White — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:26 +0000

He needed to mourn but he couldn’t yet, because he knew there would be more death to come. – Danno Garland Paul O’Brien’s debut, Blood Red Turns Dollar Green, was one of the more enjoyable books I read last year, a wonderful combination of organized crime and professional wrestling circa the early 1970s. The book [...] Related posts:

A Series I Never Planned to Write by Bill Loehfelm

Elizabeth A. White — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:47:49 +0000

Very pleased to welcome Bill Loehfelm back to the blog today. Bill’s novel The Devil She Knows was one of my Top 10 Reads of 2011, and the follow-up to it, The Devil in Her Way, was just released by Sarah Crichton Books. Today Bill explains how a character can take on a life of [...] Related posts:

I’ve got a confession to make… by Dan O’Shea

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:01:42 +0000

Though he’s been known in crime fiction circles for quite some time, both for his own short story work (see, Old School) as well as his amazing readings of other people’s work (most notably, Steve Weddle‘s Oscar Martello stories), Dan O’Shea hit a milestone this week when his first full-length novel, Penance, was released by [...] Related posts:

The Hardie Memorandum by Duane Swierczynski

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:42:01 +0000

The third book in Duane Swierczynski’s Charlie Hardie series, Point & Shoot, was released this past Tuesday (Mulholland Books). For both previous releases, Fun & Games and Hell & Gone, I was fortunate to have Duane stop by for a guest post. Today I am very pleased to welcome him back to complete his guest [...] Related posts:

Finding Your Audience by Susan C. Shea

Elizabeth A. White — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:06:48 +0000

Very happy to welcome to the blog Susan Shea, whose book The King’s Jar is out today. The King’s Jar is the follow-up to Murder in the Abstract, the book which introduced Dani O’Rourke, chief fundraiser at San Francisco’s prestigious Devor Museum of Art and Antiquities. As she did in her first outing, The King’s [...] Related posts:

The 5-2 Blog Tour: “Kilmahog” by Nigel Bird

Elizabeth A. White — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:57:47 +0000

April is National Poetry Month, and as part of that celebration Gerald So, the man behind The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly, has organized the 30 Days of The 5-2 Blog Tour to celebrate the fantastic crime themed poetry that appears on The 5-2. This is actually the second year for the 30 Days of The [...] Related posts: