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KRL Update for 4/28/18

Up in KRL this morning a review & giveaway of "Murder of the Maestro" by Anna
Celeste Burke
http://kingsriverlife.com/04/28/murder-of-the-maestro-by-anna-celeste-burke/


And reviews & giveaways of 4 more fun mysteries-"Bad Neighbors": An Agnes
and Effie Mystery by Maia Chance, "Plain Confessions": An Amish Mystery by
Emma Miller, "Santa Fe Mourning": A Santa Fe Revival Mystery by Amanda
Allen, and "Til Death Do Us Party": A Live and Di in Dixie Mystery by Vickie
Fee http://kingsriverlife.com/04/28/end-of-april-mystery-catch-up/


Also a review of a mystery short story collection perfect for spring,
"Pushing Up Daises" and an ebook giveaway of 6 mystery novels by authors in
the collection
http://kingsriverlife.com/04/28/pushing-up-daisies-a-spring-short-story-collection/


We also have the latest mystery coming attractions from Sunny Frazier,
along with a giveaway of a book from a past coming attractions, "Hummus and
Homicide" by Tina Kashian
http://kingsriverlife.com/04/28/coming-attractions-questionable-climate-conditions-edition/


And a review & giveaway of "Murder at the Bus Depot" by Judy Alter along
with an interesting interview with Judy
http://kingsriverlife.com/04/28/murder-at-the-bus-depot-by-judy-alter/



And if you enjoy fantasy with your mystery, up in KRL News and Reviews we
have a review & giveaway of "Lady Henterman's Wardrobe" by Marshall Ryan
Maresca
http://www.krlnews.com/2018/04/lady-hentermans-wardrobe-by-marshall-ryan-maresca.html

Happy reading,
Lorie

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https://lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com. Entries from the U.S. only, please.


-- 
Lesa Holstine
lesa.holstine@gmail.com

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FFB Review: Desert Heat, Desert Cold And Other Tales Of The West by Charlie Steel

Make sure you check out the full list at Patti's blog.

Filled with previously published tales as well as new ones Desert Heat, Desert Cold And Other Tales Of The West by Charlie Steel takes you back to the old days of the west. Before society theoretically “evolved” and decided to do better by orphan children and the down trodden. Back when it behooved the young folks to listen to the hard won wisdom of their elders who had been lucky and good enough to survive to an old age. Back when a man lived by his gun, his skills on a horse, and how well he could survive after being beaten and left for dead.

That is exactly what happens in the signature story, “Desert Heat, Desert Cold” that leads off the collection from Condor Publishing. Beaten, robbed, and left to die in the Mexican desert, the narrator must put years of wisdom passed down from Old Bill to survive.

Mike Pardee has had enough and walks out of his marriage in “Mountain Man Comes Home.” He leaves the small city of Trinidad and goes home to the mountain cabin he had before he married the town spinster. He is looking for peace.

The wagon train took the wrong path on its way to California. Now, everybody is dead except for one survivor in “Boy On The Desert.” Little Willie is by himself. Then the coyotes came to feed.

Sam Cook is a lone rancher with few plans on this Sunday in “Death Comes In The Afternoon.” A little fishing, some reading from the Bible, and a late lunch before he heads to the nearest general store for supplies. Home after the war, he is glad for every day above ground and does his best to get along with others while not surrendering his principals. No matter how pretty the Front Range is, life is never peaceful for very long.

The War Between the States just ended and it is a cold day in November in St. Louis. Young Otis Sutter is homeless, an orphan, and coming down with some sort of respiratory infection. That was before his few possessions were destroyed in “Kid On The Run.”

“The Lad From Norway” is a remarkable specimen of male vitality. How he wound up out west and very far from Norway is the point of this tale.

Winter had been brutal, but the spring meant the thaw and getting out of the cabin. It also meant a trip to town, a couple of purchases, and far too much drinking. At least when he woke up he still had his dog, Nuisance. He copes as best as he can with the aftermath in “Nuisance And The Girl.”

The old man came to town knowing his days were numbered. He has been places and done a quite a few things over the years. He has a lot of knowledge to pass on. He found a receptive audience for his memories in “Old Man In A Rocking Chair.”

Eight year old Sammy Tucker knows the town like the back of his hand. He had explored it all. He also knows everyone in town. So, he knows trouble has come calling in “Little Sammy Tucker And The Strangers.”

Author Charlie Steel

The old man has stories to share with his grandson. Life lessons he means to impart no matter what his son has to say about him. A boy needs to know the truth about life and more in “The Dust Still Rising.”

Frances Stevens did not make eighty-two years of age by being soft. “Grandma Gives No Quarter” and she isn’t about to now when the fate of those she cares about is at stake.

“Hot Desert, Hot Rock, Hot Snake” is pretty much self-explanatory. It all leads to a really bad day on the trail.

The plight of orphan children is a frequent theme in many of the stories of this collection. Such is the case in “Hard Times For Billy O’Reilly.” Being fourteen and poor is bad enough. Being beaten is worse. Then he gets thrown in the local jail before being thrown on the orphan train and shipped out of New York to be a problem for somebody else to deal with at the end of the line.

Being the youngest in the bunkhouse means the nastiest jobs fall to Leonard. He doesn’t know ranch life and yet “The Rain Pours On.” He has a plan.

Zeke and Art are old men playing checkers at their small homestead near the town of Walsenburg, Colorado. They are both cranky old guys, but they get along okay. That is until events start to happen in “Something In The Wood Pile.”

The horse is fine, but the rider hanging on the edge of the cliff is in a world of trouble. Six hundred feet below is certain death in “On The Edge.”

Bobby Carter was traveling alone when the warriors attacked. They have him pinned down in the rocks against Badito Cone. It is a matter of time before he is dead. In “Dead Man’s Song” he makes one final stand the only way he knows how.

The seventeen tales that make up Desert Heat, Desert Cold And Other Tales Of The West. Each tale is accompanied at least once and often twice with a black and white illustration of the story. The illustrations by Gail Heath are a nice touch in the book. As is the detailed “Acknowledgements” page that gives background on the various sites and publications that have published many of these tales.

Whether new for this book or previously published in print or online, all the tales in this collection share a common theme of survival and acceptance. Survival as long as one can and acceptance of when the work is done and it is time to go. Desert Heat, Desert Cold And Other Tales Of The West by Charlie Steel is a good read and worth your time.

Desert Heat, Desert Cold And Other Tales Of The West

Charlie Steel

http://www.charliesteel.net/

Condor Publishing

http://www.condorpublishinginc.com

August 2009

ISBN# 978-1-931079-06-8

Paperback (also available in eBook)

166 Pages

$12.95

Material supplied by the author with no expectation of a review.

Kevin R. Tipple ©2018

New issue of Crime Review

We feature new 20 reviews in each issue of Crime Review (
www.crimereview.co.uk), together with a top industry interview. This time
it’s author Laura Lippman in the Countdown hot seat.

We’re on Twitter at:
Crime Review: @CrimeReviewUK
Linda Wilson: @CrimeReviewer
Sharon Wheeler: @lartonmedia

This week’s reviews are:

FIRE by LC Tyler, reviewed by John Cleal
In 1666 England is at war with Spain and France. A massive blaze destroys
much of London. Lawyer John Grey is tasked with discovering whether a
Frenchman is to blame and is plunged into danger that threatens both
himself and the nation.

KING SOLOMON’S CURSE By Andy McDermott, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Archaeologist Nina Wilde goes in search of the legendary King Solomon’s
mines, and ends up putting her young daughter at risk.

A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
A professor in the academy for the training of police recruits is found
murdered. The killer could be another disgruntled professor or even one of
the recruits.

EIGHTEEN BELOW by Stefan Ahnhem, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
It looked like suicide when the car drove into the water. But now the
troubled Helsingborg crime squad know it is murder.

BLOODY SCOTLAND by Lin Anderson & others, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
A collection of short stories by 12 of Scotland’s best crime writers using
the country’s iconic sites and structures.

NAME OF THE DOG by Elmer Mendoza, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Detective ‘Lefty’ Mendieta is trying to get to grips with a chain of
murders of dentists when the death of someone close to a drug boss triggers
a war.

WHERE DEAD MEN MEET by Mark Mills, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Sister Agnes of St Theresa’s orphanage comes upon an intruder in the middle
of the night. When she fails to supply information regarding one of the
children who lived there, he kills her.

I AM THUNDER by Muhammad Khan, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Fifteen-year-old Muzna wants to be a writer. Her Pakistani-born parents
want her to be a doctor. When the hottest boy in her new school starts to
pay attention to her, Muzna can’t believe her luck, but all good things
come at a price.

SECRETS IN DEATH by JD Robb, reviewed by John Barnbrook
Lieutenant Eve Dallas witnesses the murder of the glamorous, but poisonous,
journalist Larinda Mars. In order to find the killer, Dallas leads the
investigation into the web of unpleasant interactions that is Larinda’s
life.

MIDNIGHT BLUE by Simone van der Vlugt, reviewed by John Cleal
A young widow leaves her home in the Dutch polders for a life in Amsterdam.
But she must move on when the past threatens to catch up with her.

THE MISSING GIRL by Jenny Quintana, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
The 30 years since Gabriella disappeared have not erased the memories, or
numbed the pain. Now her sister Anna is determined to find out what
happened.

DATE WITH MALICE by Julia Chapman, reviewed by John Cleal
When elderly Alice Shepherd tries to convince detective Samson O’Brien
someone is trying to kill her, he dismisses her fears as the ramblings of a
confused old lady. Then a series of incidents at her retirement home
launches him into a complex investigation.

PULSE by Felix Francis, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Dr Chris Rankin is used to having patients die on her but none have been as
shrouded in mystery as the man brought in unconscious after a day at
Cheltenham races. Despite warnings, she isn’t prepared to leave well alone.

OUT OF THE ICE by Ann Turner, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Environmental scientist Laura Alvarado investigates an old abandoned
Norwegian whaling station in the remote Antarctic and finds signs of recent
activity.

RED RIGHT HAND by Chris Holm, reviewed by John Cleal
When a family video captures an Islamic terror attack, it also reveals a
key organised crime witness the FBI long thought dead. Special Agent
Charlie Thompson turns to former CIA assassin Michael Hendricks for help to
trace the man they called the Red Right Hand.

TRUST ME by Zosia Wand, reviewed by Linda Wilson
It’s not like 17-year-old Sam to skip school. Lizzie, his father’s partner,
is determined to find out what is threatening the family unit she’s built
up.

GRAVESEND by William Boyle, reviewed by John Cleal
Ray Boy Calabrese is released from prison 16 years after a gay-bashing
incident led to the death of a young man. Consumed by guilt and despair, he
seeks street justice – a revenge killing from one of the dead boy’s
relatives.

MY NAME IS NATHAN LUCIUS by Mark Winkler, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Nathan Lucius sells advertising space for a Cape Town newspaper. When his
only real friend Madge asks him to kill her, Nathan is prepared to help.

PROTECTED BY THE SHADOWS by Helene Tursten, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
The burnt-out body is just the beginning in this latest wave of organised
crime and Goteburg detective Irene Huss discovers her own family is caught
up in the gang chaos.

BAD GIRLS FROM HISTORY by Dee Gordon, reviewed by Kim Fleet
An anthology of prostitutes, mistresses, murderers and troublemakers.

Best wishes

Sharon
www.crimereview.co.uk

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