In this, the 2nd Inspector Erlendur novel, a man notices that his toddler daughter is gnawing on something that looks like a bone…a human rib bone. Eek. It is determined that the girls older brother found it while playing with friends at a construction site and out comes Erlendur to investigate this cold case. Meanwhile, he receives a call from his estranged daughter Eva Lind, who is a drug addict and 7 months pregnant, weakly pleading for help before the line goes dead. He races […]
You’ll sourrwvive
I opened the latest book care package from my neice (she and I exchange books and treats by mail) and this memoir was on top. Wartime France? Check! Family history and mystery? Check! Finding the love of your life in a small village in the south of France? Double check! It appeared to be right up my alley and I happily brewed a cup of coffee, got a cat on my lap and dove in. It didn’t take long before my glee turned ennui. While Ms. […]
There is no such thing as a battlefield where no one dies
Wow. I really got lucky. This is the first manga book I’ve ever read, and boy was it a doozy. I had some trepidation about adapting to the back to front, right to left format, but the story was so involving and fun that it was hardly an issue. Keiji is a Japanese jacket soldier preparing for his first battle, not against another country or group, but against the mimics. It is not known where they are from or what exactly they are, but one thing […]
some urgent need to be understood
I thought I was prepared for this novel. Wrong. And that is actually a good thing, because any amount of surprise and extra rumination is warranted for this ambitious novel. I am still processing how I feel about these characters and this book as a whole. But I can say this: it is worth it. Mickey and Hal meet cute in Italy and find that they have enough in common that they can form one of those fast and firm friendships that come out of […]
Hello, Motherf***er! Got any candy?
Many thanks (fangs?) to Chatelaine for the review of this trade paperback comic, it was a blast to read. It was pretty much a no-brainer anyway. Stephen King? Good. Vampires with balls? Good. Fantastic and creative artwork? Good. So we have the story(ies) of Skinner Sweet, an 1880’s outlaw with a penchant for candy, who meets an unfortunate end at the hands of a vampire. But it doesn’t end there. Even buried and covered in 60 feet of water when the area is flooded due to […]
What happened? Oh. Things.
Hang on to your freaking hat here, because this book pulls out all the stops. It’s not long before Halloween and Thomas is bunking with Harry and it’s not going all that well. Remember that insensitive slob you roomed with in college? Yeah, all that and worse. Soon, that’s the least of Harry’s concerns because he receives a package and inside are pictures of Murphy from the attack on the Black Court lair in Blood Rites, as well as a lock of Murphy’s hair (never […]
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