Articles tagged "crime fiction"

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The Demon of Dakar by Kjell Eriksson

by Ben Hamilton

[7.Sep.09] :. Kjell Eriksson shows us that when a genre novel tries to develop ideas above and beyond its confines without mastering the basics of the genre first, a real mess ensues.

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He’s a Southern lawyer-turned-popular author, but John Hart is no Grisham

by Oline H. Cogdill [Sun Sentinel (MCT)]

[6.May.09] :. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s almost become a cliche that when lawyers morph into authors they turn to legal thrillers. It’s that adage about writing what you know. But...

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The Engagement by Georges Simenon

by Frank Wilson [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[12.Sep.07] :. It is a mark of Simenon's artistry that he can devise so compelling a tale out of such unappealing material.

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New England White by Stephen L. Carter

by Connie Ogle [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[19.Jul.07] :. New England White delves into the secrets of race, culture, morality and murder in a university town.

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Capsule Reviews

Blaze by Richard Bachman

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.Jul.07] :. Calamity follows lonely, brain-damaged Clayton Blaisdell Jr. in Blaze, written 30 years ago.

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Killing’s not the key to these Swedish novelists

by Peter Rozovsky [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[29.Jun.07] :. the aftermath of murder is what absorbs these writers

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Christine Falls by Benjamin Black

by Frank Wilson [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[23.Mar.07] :. Man Booker Prize-winner John Banville offers his first crime novel.