Tag Archive 'books'

Apr 20 2008

Magic or Madness

Published by Susanna Duffy under The Weekend Read

Reason is a better name than Logic or Rationality. So said Serafina, who champions rationality and deplores any mention of magic. Especially the witchcraft (smokes and mirrors she calls it) practiced by her own mother. But what happens when her daughter is 15?
Justine Larbalestier won an Andre Norton Award for best genre Young [...]

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Mar 17 2008

The Brush Off

Published by Susanna Duffy under The Weekend Read

The Weekend Book Review : Another classic this week from one of our lighthearted detective fiction writers. We have a great crop of them.
The Brush Off : A Murray Whelan Mystery
A murder, an investigation, a swag of suspects, a chase, a punchup. Like most people starting a new job, Murray Whelan finds the first [...]

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Mar 03 2008

The disappearances of Madalena Grimaldi

Published by Susanna Duffy under The Weekend Read

The Weekend Book Review. In the ‘detective for everyone’ pattern, there’s nothing new about women writing women detectives (these days we have art-dealing, cab-driving, and handicapped P.Is) and Marela Day has lovingly restored for your reading pleasure this straight hard-boiled detective entertainment.
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