Month: May 2012

Book Review: Anne Perry’s Resurrection Row

Book Review: Anne Perry’s Resurrection Row

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Resurrection Rowby Anne Perry historical mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Fawcett Books on May 12, 1986 and has 224 pages.or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Rutland Place, Farriers’ Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingFourth in the Charlotte & Thomas Pitt historical mystery series set in Victorian England and revolving around an unlikely couple. My Take Twisty. Perry sure went to a lot of work on this one. It’s foot-slogging having to go back over and over again. Dealing with the same people as Pitt continues to drag the bits and pieces out of them. Slowly assembling the puzzle. It’s an excellent example of why the police need to ask so many seemingly unrelated questions. You never know when one bit of information, one sly hint will be the catalyst to […]

Posted May 1, 2012 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

What’s the Deal on Announcing a New Short Story?

What’s the Deal on Announcing a New Short Story?

I enjoy short story collections. Mind you, I didn’t for the longest time, but I’ve come to appreciate them for a number of reasons: Holds me over until the next novel in a series is published Fills in background on a character or event in a series Introduces me to a new series or author Sometimes, I’m just in the mood for short and sweet Of course, it is so useful if I can actually find the short story. So, what’s the deal with announcing that so-and-so has a new short story out but not telling us where we can actually find it? Isn’t that sort of the point for all these book sites? To promote the book, alert the reader so they can actually…gasp…find the story to read it?? Or am I just being naive?

Posted May 1, 2012 by Kathy Davie in / 0 Comments