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Book Review: The Pleasantville Junior Detective Agency

Book Review: The Pleasantville Junior Detective Agency

Posted on May 1, 2015February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
The Pleasantville Junior Detective Agency by Johnny Cooper is a delightful mystery read for young children that introduces them to the pleasures of reading as an art form. I was asked by the author to... Read More
Book Review: Divine Intervention

Book Review: Divine Intervention

Posted on April 28, 2015February 11, 2018 by Richard Demma
Psychic Skills Investigators Another winner from Book Club Reading List, Divine Intervention by Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a cracking good read that kept me engrossed until the end. It is a paranormal crim... Read More
Book Review: The Franciscan

Book Review: The Franciscan

Posted on April 19, 2015February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Partly because of my theological background, I was asked by the publishers to provide an honest review of The Franciscan, a religious suspense thriller by WR. Park. Written some fourteen years ag... Read More
Book Review - First Grave on the Right

Book Review – First Grave on the Right

Posted on February 2, 2015February 11, 2018 by Richard Demma
  Well, I must say, this was a rolicking good read, one which had me chuckling out loud on the metro on my way to work. This is Darynda Jones’ first installment in her Charley DavidsonR... Read More
Author Interview: Geraldine Evans, author of Blood on the Bones

Author Interview: Geraldine Evans, author of Blood on the Bones

Posted on December 12, 2014February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
1. How did you first get started as a crime writer? Did you have any murderous impulses of your own that you needed to sublimate? I’ll say! I originally started out trying to become a roman... Read More
Book Review - Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans

Book Review – Blood on the Bones by Geraldine Evans

Posted on December 11, 2014January 18, 2019 by Richard Demma
Blood on the Bones is the 9th book in British author Geraldine Evans’ Rafferty and Llewellyn cozy mystery series and it makes for a very absorbing read. This is a crime novel with dept... Read More
Author Interview: Peter van Wermeskerken, Author of Double Spy

Author Interview: Peter van Wermeskerken, Author of Double Spy

Posted on December 8, 2014February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Double Spy is such a fascinating account of this secret world of counter-espionage. One gets the impression reading it, that in some ways you had quite an interesting time during this experience? Woul... Read More
Book Review - Double Spy by Peter van Wermeskerken

Book Review – Double Spy by Peter van Wermeskerken

Posted on December 7, 2014February 11, 2018 by Richard Demma
Those who haven’t been taught to think critically about the society in which they live cannot ask critical questions. They cannot ask themselves, those to whom they are close, and those in their... Read More
P.D. James Dies at 94

P.D. James Dies at 94

Posted on November 27, 2014February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
It is perfectly possible to remain within the constraints and conventions of the (crime and mystery) genre and be a serious writer, saying something true about men and women and their relationships an... Read More
INTERVIEW With Sonia Meyer-Author of "Dosha, Flight of the Russian Gypsies:

INTERVIEW With Sonia Meyer-Author of “Dosha, Flight of the Russian Gypsies:

Posted on November 26, 2014February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
1.This is such a richly detailed historical saga, with at least four beautifully realized fictional worlds presented to us as readers. To what extent do these different worlds mirror events and experi... Read More
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