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Peter SwansonFeatures
Confess, FletchThe Chevy Chase films shouldn't deter you from reading Gregory McDonald's masterful and often hilarious Fletch mysteries [26 March 2009] Reviews
The Amnesiac by Sam TaylorAn intricately plotted, existential thriller like a house of cards -- one in which readers would be more than happy to linger. [13 August 2008] 
The Narcissist’s Daughter by Craig HoldenOne of the better literary thrillers I’ve read in a long while, a revenge tale that twists into a well-constructed edge-of-your- sofa-cushion murder story. [2 July 2008] 
The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics by Peter Normanton (Editor)This will whet your appetite for more disturbing tales from the halcyon days before the Comics Code came along. [10 June 2008] 
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps byThe good stories are terrific reads and the not-so-good stories are never dull. [22 February 2008] 
The Late Hector Kipling by David ThewlisI was so annoyed with Hector’s inability to make a single mature decision that I was glad when he became a monster and the blood started splattering. [5 February 2008] 
Playboy’s Silverstein Around the World by Shel SilversteinSilverstein’s travel pieces, commissioned by Playboy Magazine, are like some of the fringe countries and cultures that he explored: not essential, but worth a visit. [15 January 2008] 
The Devils Whisper by Miyuki MiyabeDespite a fairly salacious premise, this thriller by popular Japanese writer Miyuki Miyabe reads more like a young adult mystery, a Stratemeyer Syndicate novel transposed to modern day Japan. [19 December 2007] 
The Ghost by Robert HarrisStormy nights and houses on cliffs have propelled me through worse books than The Ghost. [16 November 2007] 
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe HillAn out-to-pasture death-metal rock star with a penchant for occult objects -- drawings by John Wayne Gacy, a snuff film -- bids on the internet for a ghost and wins it. [29 October 2007] |
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