tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88495612024-03-18T19:41:31.435-05:00Kevin's CornerBook Reviews and more.....Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comBlogger21310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-27380099482227999162024-03-18T19:41:00.001-05:002024-03-18T19:41:00.141-05:00Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall<a href="https://bristol-library-bookblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/bittersweet-in-hollow-by-kate-pearsall.html?spref=bl">Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall</a>: Reviewed by Jeanne The first James woman walked alone out of the Forest in Cabal Hollow, West Virginia generations ago. Since then, al...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-66799332933498278322024-03-18T14:30:00.006-05:002024-03-18T14:30:00.134-05:00Lesa's Book Critiques: KEVIN’S CORNER ANNEX – BLAZE! SPANISH GOLD BY BEN BOULDEN<p><a href="https://lesasbookcritiques.com/kevins-corner-annex-blaze-spanish-gold-by-ben-boulden/" target="_blank"> Lesa's Book Critiques: KEVIN’S CORNER ANNEX – BLAZE! SPANISH GOLD BY BEN BOULDEN</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-1408106649257901742024-03-18T13:00:00.006-05:002024-03-18T13:00:00.130-05:00The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers: 3-17-24<p><a href="https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2024/03/revue-of-reviewers-3-17-24.html" target="_blank"> The Rap Sheet: Revue of Reviewers: 3-17-24</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-4540459285006223142024-03-18T10:16:00.012-05:002024-03-18T10:16:00.125-05:00In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 3/18/2024<p><a href="https://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/2024/03/media-murder-for-monday-2.html" target="_blank"> In Reference To Murder: Media Murder for Monday 3/18/2024</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-90568244750184670992024-03-18T09:29:00.000-05:002024-03-18T09:29:49.488-05:00SleuthSayers: Novel to Short Story to Novel (Again)<a href="https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2024/03/novel-to-short-story-to-novel-again.html?spref=bl">SleuthSayers: Novel to Short Story to Novel (Again)</a>: Photo by Stephen E. Morton A special treat today. Kevin Egan is the author of eight novels and more than 40 short stories. His three lega...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-38140094737158399882024-03-18T08:13:00.001-05:002024-03-18T08:13:44.134-05:00Markets and Jobs for Writers 3/18/2024<p><a href="https://www.erikadreifus.com/2024/03/markets-and-jobs-for-writers-161/" target="_blank"> Markets and Jobs for Writers 3/18/2024</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-88930489968580901852024-03-18T01:00:00.017-05:002024-03-18T01:00:00.246-05:00Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: Charlie Muffin by Brian Freemantle<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVWxe0vtwYsdqSHjomT1eNSi1yP1uhL5xzA3CXL0UHJ2qDyEP3m9N6Jrx1jCaFyTipkt9O8VFGAzay7sH-hr7EZidgqn0dYk31-KN25nd0hL2oIuEiQPmp1XkCJBDYCQrOQHTZy3cu5aXSTmcYotUs1-pZWw68lYLMjtSbc2QmFlQU-Yv9xHRTQ/s1289/Charlie%20Muffin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVWxe0vtwYsdqSHjomT1eNSi1yP1uhL5xzA3CXL0UHJ2qDyEP3m9N6Jrx1jCaFyTipkt9O8VFGAzay7sH-hr7EZidgqn0dYk31-KN25nd0hL2oIuEiQPmp1XkCJBDYCQrOQHTZy3cu5aXSTmcYotUs1-pZWw68lYLMjtSbc2QmFlQU-Yv9xHRTQ/s320/Charlie%20Muffin.jpg" width="196" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first of
Brian Freemantle’s books about British intelligence agent Charlie Muffin was a
contemporary spy novel at the time it was published in 1977 but today it is
definitely a historical thriller. The Berlin Wall was still standing when the
book was written and that’s where it opens. Charlie and two of his younger,
greatly despised colleagues are planning to enter the border crossing to the
West after completing their assignment in Communist East Germany. Charlie’s
department considers him a relic of the past with no current useful purpose.
They have furtively arranged to have him arrested at the Wall, thereby ridding
themselves of an embarrassment to their agency. However, Charlie has not
survived twenty-five years of danger by accident. In fulfillment of the adage
“Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance”, he recognizes
their skullduggery and smoothly circumvents it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">After that
bold attempt to erase him, Charlie has no illusions about the hostility of his
workplace but he continues to do his job, convinced he can’t afford to retire.
British Intelligence recently captured a major Russian player and, gloating
over their success, decided to go after another significant figure. Bringing in
General Valery Kalenin of the KGB would be an astonishing coup, one that would
restore the reputation of British Intelligence in the world, much needed after
the scandals of the Cambridge Five and Profumo. They need Charlie’s help to do
it, though.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">An excellent
look back at Cold War spycraft in all its paranoid and cutthroat detail. A
reminder of the alliances and the hostilities that formed quickly and just as
quickly shifted into something else. The competitiveness of the various
intelligence agencies, even those theoretically on the same side, is
illustrated too with the CIA anxious to take some of the credit for the British
efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Charlie
Muffin is an inspired creation, a working class donkey among the Oxbridge
racehorses around him, but still head and shoulders above them in the tricks of
their mutual trade. Charlie’s debut seems originally meant to be a stand-alone
as the plot threads are tied up at the end. But fifteen books follow this first
one with the last issued in 2013, so Freemantle found a way to untie them.
Readers of John LeCarre and spy thrillers will relish these stories, as will
anyone who enjoys robust senior protagonists who believe in getting even
instead of getting mad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Edition (January 1, 1977)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKuHCUf31Wuh580YmU641vFxBsFRYBsAMf63v_QEBf9u7ymz1eRCVtTUCaEUmKRETuPSAaegzEmUC1C-uB4mAnK5UD_Bwqw63ErUAUHveD8LxZXv5b3lSf8zQ3Gq7KjslUGK2oSQTTr4ou2q7KjZzgJDzvAvCjC0ZLKmFMNPyiIXxehkebQk4Sw/s425/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKuHCUf31Wuh580YmU641vFxBsFRYBsAMf63v_QEBf9u7ymz1eRCVtTUCaEUmKRETuPSAaegzEmUC1C-uB4mAnK5UD_Bwqw63ErUAUHveD8LxZXv5b3lSf8zQ3Gq7KjslUGK2oSQTTr4ou2q7KjZzgJDzvAvCjC0ZLKmFMNPyiIXxehkebQk4Sw/s320/1.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Aubrey Nye Hamilton ©2024 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Plantagenet Cherokee",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works
on Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.</span></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-17473204208141222962024-03-17T19:09:00.002-05:002024-03-17T19:09:27.843-05:00Kathleeen Marple Kalb's Blog: So You Wrote the Book, Now What?: RED FLAGS<p><a href="https://kathleenmarplekalb.com/f/red-flags" target="_blank"> Kathleeen Marple Kalb's Blog: So You Wrote the Book, Now What?: RED FLAGS</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-18887471352494907182024-03-17T12:05:00.002-05:002024-03-17T12:05:37.908-05:00Little Big Crimes: What is Your... by Mat Coward<a href="https://lbcrimes.blogspot.com/2024/03/what-is-your-by-mat-coward.html?spref=bl">Little Big Crimes: What is Your... by Mat Coward</a>: "What is Your..." by Mat Coward, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2024. This is the eighth story by Coward t...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-31830662147751478262024-03-17T11:10:00.002-05:002024-03-17T11:10:00.148-05:00Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – MADDIE DAY<p><a href="https://lesasbookcritiques.com/sunday-spotlight-maddie-day/" target="_blank"> Lesa's Book Critiques: SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT – MADDIE DAY</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-52430302990801972982024-03-17T10:05:00.002-05:002024-03-17T10:05:15.684-05:00SleuthSayers: 51 and Counting<a href="https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2024/03/51-and-counting.html?spref=bl">SleuthSayers: 51 and Counting</a>: There's an old saying that figures don't lie, but liars do figure. However, one can also choose those figures from the data which a...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-14094631761251373882024-03-16T14:26:00.002-05:002024-03-16T14:27:26.660-05:00Dru's Book Musings New Releases ~ Week of March 17, 2024 <p><a href="https://drusbookmusing.com/mar-17-2024/" target="_blank"> Dru's Book Musings New Releases ~ Week of March 17, 2024</a> </p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-23477240992349878822024-03-16T10:43:00.001-05:002024-03-16T10:43:22.115-05:00SleuthSayers: Plotters and Pantsers<a href="https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2024/03/plotters-and-pantsers.html?spref=bl">SleuthSayers: Plotters and Pantsers</a>: Last Saturday my wife and I drove down to Natchez, a place I've visited many times, especially during my years with IBM, and this trip...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-89976681462049479232024-03-16T01:00:00.020-05:002024-03-16T01:00:00.240-05:00Scott's Take: Avengers Vol 1: The Impossible City by Jed Mackay<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhmRR8VTJzdIPRmSP4x0DNsE4NHj7SWVxSnr8CFENDp_BYOTAdGaErUWLKL29s3-60b91A1MJfeVIuhyW8rDUUt7bqFnsWG22_B-NOGo0-pEvbrsyyqH5eCV6evdQHx_CBHGJXVwaB8zRYvvH3JPzAe9PtruI7aA17dKA41Bl4-o_snLJUiUsWQ/s425/Avengers%20Vol%201%20The%20Impossible%20City%20by%20Jed%20Mackay.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhmRR8VTJzdIPRmSP4x0DNsE4NHj7SWVxSnr8CFENDp_BYOTAdGaErUWLKL29s3-60b91A1MJfeVIuhyW8rDUUt7bqFnsWG22_B-NOGo0-pEvbrsyyqH5eCV6evdQHx_CBHGJXVwaB8zRYvvH3JPzAe9PtruI7aA17dKA41Bl4-o_snLJUiUsWQ/s320/Avengers%20Vol%201%20The%20Impossible%20City%20by%20Jed%20Mackay.jpg" width="208" /></a><b><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Avengers Vol 1: The Impossible
City</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt;">
by Jed Mackay has the tough task of creating a new Avengers roster, setting up
the rest of the series, and laying out the major threats that are coming to
face them. This roster led by Captain Marvel includes Thor, Iron Man, Captain
America (Sam Wilson), Vision, Black Panther, and the Scarlet Witch. They are
teaming up with their longtime foe Kang the Conqueror to stop a new villain
from obtaining the missing moment. A lost period of time that supposedly
contains some sort of treasure.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">While they work with Kang to try and
stop the theft of the missing moment, they must also face off against new foes.
The Ashen Combine, a group of multiversal city killers, descend upon the Earth.
It’s up to the Avengers to stop these mass murdering psychos before they kill thousands
of innocent people in simultaneous attacks all around the globe. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Featuring a roster of familiar heroes
and great art, this is a high stakes action story. Every character gets a good
moment to shine and help solidify why they are on the roster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">For this reader, not having Steve Rogers
on the roster is strange. But, it makes sense as is currently fighting fascists
alongside the X-Men in another book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
dude can’t be everywhere at once.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">A couple of characters get costume
changes partially through the bound series. Why that occurs is never explained
or referenced since the costume changes occurred in different reads. An example
of this problem is that here, after a couple of issues, Iron Man is suddenly wearing
a stealth suit as a member of the Avengers, though his reasons that are very
clearly explained in his own series, are not stated here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Another example is how Sam and Black
Panther have a beef from a previous series, and do not like each other, but the
reasons are not explained again in this read.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The art is great and full of interesting
action pieces with new unique villains. </span></span><i><b style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Avengers Volume 2: </b><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>Twilight</b></span></span><b style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Dreaming</b></i><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> is expected to come out in July 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Amazon Associate Purchase Link: </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3UOn1ce" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt;">https://amzn.to/3UOn1ce</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl8z2V-WRx_tagYvzSz9mcJ8fxe41Wy9-BXdtHXqS6TpIfJoW_zKbfhQxDruN_IxVopZKts4TbtLQmpMthCYA1mx5KQ1ItM5lt2Nve1NR89_nOZeqOf4AScqMnZ-f28YVmdo89YvCtGBoDTbU1P4qXSHapndKisbJbGZYeCRMJZcrGrAIDr9aQw/s425/A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPl8z2V-WRx_tagYvzSz9mcJ8fxe41Wy9-BXdtHXqS6TpIfJoW_zKbfhQxDruN_IxVopZKts4TbtLQmpMthCYA1mx5KQ1ItM5lt2Nve1NR89_nOZeqOf4AScqMnZ-f28YVmdo89YvCtGBoDTbU1P4qXSHapndKisbJbGZYeCRMJZcrGrAIDr9aQw/s320/A.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /><o:p><br /></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">My reading copy came by way of the
Hoopla App and The Dallas Public Library System. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Scott A. Tipple ©2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-21609102799286532392024-03-15T15:26:00.010-05:002024-03-15T15:26:00.133-05:00Lesa's Book Critiques: A MYSTERY GIVEAWAY<p><a href="https://lesasbookcritiques.com/a-mystery-giveaway/" target="_blank"> Lesa's Book Critiques: A MYSTERY GIVEAWAY</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-36426005406676867202024-03-15T14:14:00.003-05:002024-03-15T14:14:50.152-05:00Writer Beware: The Impersonation List<p><a href="https://writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/the-impersonation-list/"> Writer Beware: The Impersonation List</a></p>Kevin R. 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Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-61369515134782694742024-03-15T13:07:00.005-05:002024-03-15T13:07:00.133-05:00Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder in the Family (1936) by James Ronald<a href="https://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2024/03/murder-in-family-1936-by-james-ronald.html?spref=bl">Beneath the Stains of Time: Murder in the Family (1936) by James Ronald</a>: Last month, I reviewed James Ronald's Six Were to Die (1932) and a handful of his shorter works collected in Stories of Crime & Det...Kevin R. 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PARGETER’S PACKAGE BY SIMON BRETT<p><a href="https://happinessisabook.com/fridays-forgotten-book-mrs-pargeters-package-by-simon-brett/" target="_blank"> Happiness Is A Book: FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOK: MRS. PARGETER’S PACKAGE BY SIMON BRETT</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-68823247541808629662024-03-15T10:18:00.009-05:002024-03-15T10:18:00.137-05:00In Reference To Murder: Friday's "Forgotten" Books - Death of an Old Girl<p><a href="https://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/2024/03/fridays-forgotten-books-death-of-an-old-girl.html" target="_blank"> In Reference To Murder: Friday's "Forgotten" Books - Death of an Old Girl</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-61183865014133784292024-03-15T09:07:00.004-05:002024-03-15T09:07:28.666-05:00Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: CIRCLE OF DEATH<a href="https://jerryshouseofeverything.blogspot.com/2024/03/forgotten-book-circle-of-death.html?spref=bl">Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: CIRCLE OF DEATH</a>: Circle of Death by James Patterson & Brian Sitts (2023) Not so much a Forgotten Book as it is a Was This Really Necessary? Book. Once...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-33119171493428066012024-03-15T01:00:00.018-05:002024-03-15T14:17:44.701-05:00FFB Review: Blaze! Spanish Gold (Blaze! Western Series Book 18) by Ben Boulden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2bbToHAjVCWf9CZyGbNW4FkQ6dDkF5E1sNTbm7znb8qRySAl3UtuYWH35EwmiGOlZPoHRb4iU96kwkme_9bbDMFPVrl3WUVNRQaeQSMU389wbfnwd-1XB2XfsCUdSSWMCvPCbJVWZ-h4K7nbZePj6L5zrkQ0iK4qFhM1cM6jaGJaV7cS4dLA7w/s320/Blaze%20Spanish%20Gold.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="213" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2bbToHAjVCWf9CZyGbNW4FkQ6dDkF5E1sNTbm7znb8qRySAl3UtuYWH35EwmiGOlZPoHRb4iU96kwkme_9bbDMFPVrl3WUVNRQaeQSMU389wbfnwd-1XB2XfsCUdSSWMCvPCbJVWZ-h4K7nbZePj6L5zrkQ0iK4qFhM1cM6jaGJaV7cS4dLA7w/s1600/Blaze%20Spanish%20Gold.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>From the massive archive...</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><br /></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Unity, Utah, is
where Kate and J.D. Blaze were planning to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
The badlands that surround the town are home to numerous silver and gold mines.
Those mines are responsible for most of the males in the town of Unity. Some of
those miners and few others are in the saloon known as Petey’s Bucket of Blood
as is Kate Blaze. That is until a nearby gunshot draws her and numerous others
out to the dark streets like moths to a flame. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">That pull leads
Katie Blaze and numerous members of the local populace to a nearby alley where
they find Sheriff Gentry holding a man at gunpoint. That man facing the deadly
blast from a shotgun should he do anything at all is her husband, J.D. Blaze.
If that wasn’t bad enough, Deputy Haskins is dead nearby and J.D. did kill him.
Why he did it is not clear and most folks don’t care and want Sheriff Gentry to
mete out justice with his shotgun. Fortunately for J. D. and his wife, Sheriff
Gentry is not ready to shoot J.D. unless he has no other choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why J. D. Blaze
killed Deputy Haskins and what that had to do with the missing Spanish gold,
missing men, and an albino who seems to have nefarious purposes in mind, are
just some of the factors at work in Blaze! Spanish Gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the eighteenth installment in the
adult western series started by author Stephen Mertz. Like others in the
series, including author Ben Boulden’s recent installment entry, <b><i>Blaze!
Red Rock Rampage</i></b>, this is a standalone entry chronicling the exploits
of the married gunfighter duo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Those exploits
happen on the trail, in town, and are often violent in nature against those who
mean to do them harm. Those exploits are also detailed when they are in the
form of a passionate nature as a married couple. These books are billed “adult
westerns” and that means there is a high level of detail regarding intimate
moments that one rarely sees in a western.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blaze! Spanish
Gold</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">
is another solidly good western tale with a few good guys, plenty of black
hats, and a lot more innocents that can’t escape the evil that has Utah, Unity
in its grasp. The mystery and romantic elements add color to a fine western
tale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fast and fun read that is well
worth your time.</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Amazon Associate
Purchase Link: <a href="https://amzn.to/4ccoejP">https://amzn.to/4ccoejP</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Print copy
supplied by the author late last November for my use to read and review with no
expectation of a review.</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kevin R. Tipple
©2018, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-60103736420638669132024-03-14T14:39:00.001-05:002024-03-14T14:39:06.265-05:00Lesa's Book Critiques: WHAT ARE YOU READING?<p><a href="https://lesasbookcritiques.com/what-are-you-reading-237/" target="_blank"> Lesa's Book Critiques: WHAT ARE YOU READING?</a></p>Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-68018085124615034782024-03-14T12:21:00.003-05:002024-03-14T12:21:00.244-05:00Bitter Tea and Mystery: January and February Reading, 2024<a href="https://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.com/2024/03/january-and-february-reading-2024.html?spref=bl">Bitter Tea and Mystery: January and February Reading, 2024</a>: It used to be that most of the books I read were published before 1975; I also read many books published from 1976 to 2000. A smaller perc...Kevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.com0