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Bryan Davis

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Eye of the Oracle
If you are a young adult, or you enjoy reading young adult literature, you might like reading the Dragons In Our Midstseries by Bryan Davis. These are young adult contemporary fantasy Christian books. The first book is titled Eye of the Oracle . Check out the following link for more information about this book and others by Bryan Davis.
Bryan Davis

Susan May Warren

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Reclaiming Nick
Do you enjoy reading Romantic Suspense stories? You might enjoy reading the first book in the series titled Reclaiming Nickby Susan May Warren. After his father dies, he returns to the family ranch so that he can keep it going and to face his past mistakes.
Susan May Warren

Tom Morrisey

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Dark Fathom
Are you intrigued by suspense? Do you enjoy reading Christian suspense stories? If you do, you might enjoy browsing through Tom Morrisey’s site. He wrote Deep Blue, and now he has the second book out titled Dark Fathom.
Tom Morrisey

James Scott Bell

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Deadlock
If you like Christian suspense novels, you might check out the following website. James Scott Bell has written some novels, a book on writing, and others. Deadlock is a Christian legal thriller featuring Millicent Hollander who is a Supreme Court Justice. She is not a Christian, but she may change her mind about Christianity. You will have to read the book to find out what happens.
James Scott Bell

Sharon Dunn

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Romance Rustlers and Thunderbird Thieves
Do you enjoy reading Christian Mysteries? Are you interested in classic cars? If you are, then you might like reading Sharon Dunn’s books. Her books feature Ruby Taylor. For more information about her Christian Mysteries go to the following website:
Sharon Dunn

Dorothy Gilman

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
If you are interested in reading cozies, you might enjoy reading Dorothy Gilman’s books featuring Mrs. Pollifax. The first book in the series is The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax . A friend of mine has read the first book and really enjoyed it and recommended it to me. Now, I’m eager to read it. Mrs. Pollifax became a CIA agent because she wanted to pursue a different type of lifestyle than what she had been doing.
Dorothy Gilman

Donna Andrews

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Murder with Peacocks
Do you enjoy reading cozies? If you do, you might enjoy reading books by Donna Andrews. I have a friend who started reading the books and really enjoyed the book she read, which was the first book in the series,Murder with Peacocks. She said it was hilarious and filled with Meg’s zany relatives.
Donna Andrews

The Mammouth Book of Private Eye Stories

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

The Mammouth Book of Private Eye Stories
If you are interested in private eye stories, you will be intrigued by this anthology. It contains several short stories by famous authors such as Raymond Chandler, Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton, and others. For more information about the book click on the following link:
Private Eye Stories

The Mammouth Book of Pulp Fiction

Friday, January 19th, 2007

The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction
Are you intrigued by pulp fiction short stories? If you are, you might enjoy reading The Mammouth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowski. It contains several short stories by Dahiell Hammett, Donald E. Westlake, Mickey Spillane, Lawrence Block, Bill Pronzini, and many others.
The Mammouth Book of Pulp Fiction

Crafty Cat Crimes

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Crafty Cat Crimes
Crafty Cat Crimes 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg is an excellent anthology on cat crimes. These feline creatures solve mysteries, work with their owners, or are the villain in these stories. You will enjoy reading these stories. There are humorous capers to hard-boiled stories.
Crafty Cat Crimes

Writing Mysteries edited by Sue Grafton

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Writing Mysteries

If you enjoy reading mysteries, have you thought about writing mysteries? If you have, you will enjoy reading Writing Mysteries edited by Sue Grafton. This is an excellent book about writing mysteries. I highly recommend it if you want to write mysteries.
Writing Mysteries

Robert J. Randisi

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Robert J. Randisi is an excellent writer. He has written several short stories and novels. He has also edited anthologies. You will enjoy browsing through the information on the following website. I have one collection of short stories by various authors that he has edited. It’s title The Eyes Still Have It. However, it’s not available through Barnes and Noble.

Robert J. Randisi

100 Crooked Little Crime Stories

Monday, January 15th, 2007

100 Crooked Little Crime Stories
Are you interested in reading an anthology of crime fiction stories? If you are, you will enjoy 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories. One of my favorite stories in this collection is A Quarter for Crazy Eddie by Will Murray. Some of the stories are humorous and some are hard-boiled stories. This collection has a variety of short stories.
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories

You Can Write a Mystery by Gillian Roberts

Friday, January 12th, 2007

You Can Write A Mystery by Gillian Roberts

Have you thought about writing genre fiction stories or books? I you have, you will enjoy reading You Can Write a Mysteryby Gillian Roberts. She starts out with the basics of writing, the different types of detectives, how to come up with ideas for your stories and books, through the process of writing the manuscripts to sending them to publishers. For more information about this book and her mystery books that Gillian Roberts has written just click on the following link.
You Can Write A Mystery

Hard-Boiled An Anthology of American Crime Stories

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Hard-Boiled An Anthology of American Crime Stories

If you enjoy reading hard-boiled fiction by authors such as Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, James M. Cain, Bill Pronzini, John D. MacDonald, Ross MacDonald, and others, you will be intrigued by this anthology. It contains several hard-boiled fiction stories by these authors and more.
Hard-Boiled

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