Timothy Hallinan’s latest Junior Bender mystery, “Herbie’s Game,” is a mixture of humor and suspense that Hallinan calls, “A tour of the nine circles of Hell, but with better weather. And laughs.” For this interview, Hallinan talked about the conundrum facing humor writers: how to make an argument while keeping the story funny.“I think comedy is almost always about … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Herbie’s Game with Timothy Hallinan
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Blind Moon Alley ripe with speakeasies, crooked cops, and the mob
“Blind Moon Alley” is set in 1931, prohibition-era, Philadelphia. Jersey Leo is an albino working as a bartender at a speakeasy called the Ink Well. Jersey’s working hard to support the Hy-Hat social club in Harlem, run by his father, and to keep himself off the bread lines. When his grade school friend, Aaron Garvey, calls from death row requesting Jersey to join him for his … [Read more...] about Blind Moon Alley ripe with speakeasies, crooked cops, and the mob
Behind the story of Beach Plum Island
Not a lot of authors will tell you that their mom gave them the idea for their latest book. That, however, is what Holly Robinson said of her latest release. Robinson writes what she calls “family mysteries.” Her stories tackle difficult social issues in our society. And her mother had a whopper of a true story which led her to write “Beach Plum Island.”“Prospective readers … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Beach Plum Island
Kirkus Review for Con Game
It's been with a great deal of trepidation that I've been waiting for the results of the review of my thriller Con Game by Kirkus Reviews. Finally, today, that review came in. I'm very happy with the review—they didn't slam me (yeah!)—and said, "Ambrose touches on high-finance malfeasance, adultery and drug dealing with the kind of snark that will remind readers of Elmore … [Read more...] about Kirkus Review for Con Game
Review of ‘No Stone Unturned’ by James W. Ziskin
“No Stone Unturned” is James W. Ziskin’s second Ellie Stone Mystery. This 1960 noir novel is set in small-town New Holland upstate New York. New Holland has all the classic small-town characteristics where the locals know everyone and most “secrets” are known by many. Ellie has to fight for her position as a news reporter at The New Holland Republic and suffers the consequences … [Read more...] about Review of ‘No Stone Unturned’ by James W. Ziskin