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In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom's In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss isn't an easy book to read, and many readers may be uncomfortable with this book. Bloom's husband, Brian Ameche, had Alzheimer's, and he made the decision that he didn't want to live with the disease and lose who he...
The Kindness of Strangers by Andy Weinberger
There's a melancholy tone of loss in Andy Weinberger's third Amos Parisman mystery. Even in the first in the series, An Old Man's Game, Amos complained about his age. He still calls himself the "best Jewish detective in LA", while admitting at least he's the...
Winners and A Blue Book Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Behind the Lies will go to Wendy A. from Ferndale, WA. Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL won The Lying Club. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I'm giving away blue books. Rhys Bowen...
What Are You Reading?
I have to admit I haven't read much this week, and I might not even have much time to catch up here today. My Mom and sister, Christie, came in yesterday. They're leaving on Friday, but that means I'm spending Thursday enjoying their company. That doesn't mean I...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – S.A. Cosby’s Razorblade Tears
I'm absolutely slammed this week, and my Mom and my sister, Christie, are coming in today, so I spent last evening tidying up. (I will never say I clean well. I believe in that quote, "If you have time to clean, you're not reading enough.") So, I grabbed one of the...
One Last Chance by Jeffrey Siger
There are some mysteries that are so tightly woven together that it's difficult to review them without spoilers. I always have that problem with Jeffrey Siger's Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mysteries set in Greece. In each book, he takes us to a different area of...