by vjbooks | Jan 24, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(gather.com, Dec. 18, Mike C.) After reading a lot of heavier material, it was fun to get back to a detective novel with a bit of flair. Besides, the author, Laura Lippman, has the premier dust jacket photo in the world and in between chapters it’s fun to look at her....
by vjbooks | Dec 20, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
(catholic.org, Dec. 17) Sun Sentinel (MCT) – In “The Finder,” Colin Harrison combines a strong eye for social details and the intricacies of New York City for a novel that is equally literary fiction and mystery. A scheme in which office cleaners...
by vjbooks | Oct 6, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Aug. 25) Fans of bestseller Lippman’s long-running series featuring Baltimore PI Tess Monaghan (Another Thing to Fall, etc.) will be pleased to find that the 17 selections in her first short story collection are as intricate and witty...
