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It is 2058 as Vengeance in Death begins and Homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas is wrapping up her latest case in New York. She thinks she is done for the day and is looking forward to going home to Roarke and a weekend off. That is until the strange phone call comes in on her tele-link. […]
It should have been a great day in the life of attorney Mickey Haller. He had truly had a television Perry Mason style moment that had destroyed a witness and ultimately won his case. The celebration at the Redwood on Second Street had been a fun time for all in attendance. It was on to […]
If you are a fan of TV’s “The Voice” then you will be happy to know it will be making it’s Season 19 Premiere on NBC on October 19 and 20 at 8-10 p.m. ET where you can expect the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in this new season The coaches […]
Adele Gardner’s short story, “Bonnie Parker Sings the Blues” starts the Mystery Weekly Magazine: November 2018 issue off. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are headed home due to the death of her mom. After nineteen years on the road the duo have little to show for their music careers. She missed out on so much […]
Former Vice-President Joe Biden is having a tough time in his friendship with President Obama. The change in administration in Washington has seen much of what was accomplished undone. It has also meant that Biden has not heard from Obama since while Obama has been busy living the high life doing one fun thing after […]
In Dark Company: A Kate Burkholder Story is not a novel, but a short story. It is also mighty good. Released last May to boost sales for the planned release of A Gathering Of Secrets last July, it serves as a bridge between books; it is also a superb introduction for readers unfamiliar with this […]
“Sophie got into the backseat of the car and didn’t glance back in the direction of the scarecrow until they were driving. When she did turn to look, even though she knew it wasn’t possible, the scarecrow’s head seemed to be cocked in a different direction, slightly upward, as though it was watching them leave. […]
For Alma Fisher, the party should be fun. She is going with a friend, Irene, and will meet up with her boyfriend, Aden Keim. Two years older than her as he is now 20, she knows Aden is a hard worker, and that she is in love. She is thrilled that he plans on […]
There has been an endless number of great lampoon’s of Sean Spicer. With little doubt SNL have done much to boost Spicer’s role in the Trump administration. Spicey alas has to tell the press what the boss has to say, truth rarely gets in the way. My daughter is an inventive girl and sent me […]
The latest FEC filings for June make for fun reading. They are also consistent with prior filings. Trump is good at business as Vanity Fair explains: Of the $6.7 million that Trump paid out last month, roughly $1.1 million was funneled back toward Trump’s companies or toward reimbursements for his children on the campaign trail, […]
I have known Tokyo Rosenthal for the best part of a decade, I love his music, but maybe I love his stories even more, this is a man with a 1000 songs, but a million great tales. I have Interviewed him half a dozen times, once each CD plus a couple more for good measure. […]
Russell James grew up on Long Island, New York and spent too much time watching Chiller, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and The Twilight Zone, despite his parents’ warnings. Bookshelves full of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe didn’t make things better. He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Central Florida. After a tour […]
Let’s give a warm welcome to international guitarist Steven Hancoff. Hancoff began playing guitar when he was 13 years old. Within a year he was performing in coffeehouses around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. For the next 15 years, he toured the world—about 50 countries—as an official Artistic Ambassador representing the United States. His recordings include Steel […]
Gabriel Valjan is the author of the Roma Series from Winter Goose Publishing. His fourth book in the Series came out 15 June 2015. Gabriel writes short stories, which are available online and in print. He lives in Boston with two surly cats, Squeak and Squawk, who act as editors and arbiters of good writing […]
Living on a farm in Stark County, North Dakota in July of 1964 is hard, but it isn’t winter and that helps a little bit. Things are harder for Marjorie Trumaine than most because she is trying to manage it all pretty much by herself. It has been that way since her husband, Hank, had […]
A graduate of the University of Missouri—Columbia, John Herrick explores themes of spiritual journey and the human heart in his works. Herrick’s debut novel, From the Dead,which was hailed as “a solid debut novel” by the Akron Beacon Journal, achieved Amazon best-seller status. Herrick’s second novel, The Landing, was named a semifinalist in the inaugural […]
The mere concept of Paul Simon and his wife Edde Brickell doing anything wrong is beyond me. Paul Simon is 72, and I seriously doubt he has ever even racked up a parking ticket. Edde Brickell is 47 and certainly does not grab me as a trouble maker. But the pair of them managed to […]
The recent CNN coverage of The Malaysian Airline tragedy, has created a new Challenge for Avid Newswatchers, and those who view multiple media outlets. It was always a safe bet that regardless of Network bias or Newspaper political leanings, you could read between the lines with most stories, and figure out when something resembling “news” […]
Here in Asia, we have a society where the family is the basis for welfare: in disasters, you seek family to help you.. Many people are getting out of poverty because they have family members who support the rest of their family by working overseas and sending back money to pay for school fees, decent […]
There is no doubt that Ted Nugent is a character. He certainly does not hold back in sharing his views on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Of course Ted’s views are not shared by everyone, but he is entertaining. In some ways he is Ted Cruz on steroids. While I may not agree […]
Earlier this month it was announced that a plea deal would be offered to young Justin Bieber on the charges he has against him in Florida. The Florida State Attorney decided he would offer Bieber a plea bargain saying they would drop the DUI and resisting arrest charges if he will agree to certain stipulations. […]
“’Just the luck of the draw, “Caleb would say, “sometimes you pull aces and sometimes two’s, and one times you pull an ace when what you really need is that two to make a straight.’” (Page 85, “The Blow Jobs” by Josh Stallings) That attitude towards life very well sums up the situation for […]
In the award winning novelette “Julius Katz” the latest client for Boston’s most famous and eccentric detective Julius Katz is the 53 year old Norman Brewer. Accompanied by her slightly younger sister, Helen Arden, she wishes to discuss a family matter. A family matter she refused to tell Archie, Julius’ artificial intelligence sidekick, about over […]
The man that played the role of Phillip Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which aired from 1990 to 1996, James Avery, has died after complications from open heart surgery that he had on November 11. He died on December 31, 2013. Avery was 68 years old. I was a fan of the sitcom […]
So the big “british” film this year is about an Irish mother forced by the evil catholic nuns to give her child up for adoption. One ex catholic atheist at the NYPost said it was an anti catholic bashing film, which is the impression one gets from the British newspaper reviews. Fair enough. But I […]
Brittany Murphy was Poisoned But Why? And by Whom? [Excerpt from Brittany Murphy Poisoned: What’s the Real Conspiracy?] The latest in the Brittany Murphy saga: the 32-year-old actress/singer was apparently poisoned–according to revised toxicology reports. But why and by whom? Speculation has centered around the Department of Homeland Security, which Murphy and husband, Simon Monjack, […]
The 21st book in this long running series finds J. P. Beaumont surrendering to the inevitable. It is 2010 and after years of increasing pain in both knees he is on medical leave in order to have double knee replacement surgery at the Swedish Orthopedic Institute in the Seattle area. He’s plenty scared as is […]
Some American news papers are taking quotes by Pope Francis out of context to criticize those few bishops who dare to say abortion is murder, or for supporting the idea of traditional marriage that have been around for a few millenia. Like most of what the pope says, this is cherry picking quotes out of […]
Cueball Boland, owner of NiteWise Security Company as well as a couple of other things in Galveston, Texas has a very unpleasant task when he knocks on Micah Lanscomb’s trailer. Cueball needs Micah’s help because a fellow guard, Jack Pense, is dead. Jack was on the job in the Demour warehouse when somebody hit him […]
Don’t pay attention to the quotes taken out of context and spun to make Pope Francis seem to the left of the trendier than thou Episcopal church. Go and read what he actually said, and what he has said in the past, and you will find nuances that don’t fit into sound bites. The Catholic […]
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