From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Book Review: A Cure for All Diseases (The Price of Butcher’s Meat), by Reginald Hill

February 26, 2009 Books and Reading

From the back of the book:

Some say that Andy Dalziel wasn’t ready for God, others that God wasn’t ready for Dalziel. Either way, despite his recent proximity to a terrorist blast, the Superintendent remains firmly of this world. And while Death may be the cure for all diseases, Dalziel is happy to settle for [...]

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Book Review: Rough Weather, by Robert B. Parker

February 25, 2009 Books and Reading

From the jacket flap:

Heidi Bradshaw is wealthy, beautiful, and well connected – and she needs Spenser’s help. In a most unlikely request, Heidi, a notorious gold digger recently separated from her latest husband, recruits the Boston P.I. to accompany her to her private island, Tashtego, for her daughter’s wedding. Spenser is unsure of what [...]

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More Life Beyond Books

February 18, 2009 Life

I deeply appreciated all of the well wishes I received last week about my husband’s knee surgery. And wouldn’t you know it, just when life was beginning to settle down again (my husband is doing well, using only one crutch most of the time, driving without any problems, and back to his great love, cooking!), [...]

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Author Interview: Barbara Levenson (and a Giveaway) Part 2

February 16, 2009 Books and Reading

Due to a glitch in my blog theme, it turns out I can’t go over a certain word count per post, so I’ve had to post my interview with Barbara Levenson in two parts. Here is Part 2 of Barbara Levenson’s interview (and here is part 1 of the interview).
MB: You had a rich and [...]

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Author Interview: Barbara Levenson (and a Giveaway)

February 16, 2009 Books and Reading

Fatal February is the first book in a new mystery series featuring criminal defense attorney Mary Magruder Katz and written by Barbara Levenson.
In addition to being a writer, Barbara is also a senior judge in the circuit court of Miami-Dade County; prior to her election to judgeship, Barbara was a criminal defense and civil rights [...]

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Knee Surgery …

February 11, 2009 Life

Not mine. My husband’s.
He went in for day surgery on Monday, and he’s doing well right now.
I wish I could say the same for me. I didn’t foresee the extra work around here, for some reason.
He’s on crutches and is only supposed to put partial weight on his leg for the next four weeks or [...]

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Mailbox Monday (Feb 9)

February 9, 2009 Books and Reading

Here’s what arrived at the MsBookish household this past week:
Mystery: Fatal February, by Barbara Levenson, courtesy of Lance from Hidden Staircase Mystery Books. I will be posting an author interview with Barbara Levenson here on February 17, so stay tuned, everyone!
Chick Lit: Houston, We Have a Problema, by Gwendolyn Zepeda, ARC courtesy of Hachette Book [...]

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Surfing Saturday: Focus on Giveaways

February 7, 2009 Books and Reading

This week I thought I’d focus on giveaways, because I seem to have come across a ton of them for some reason. Here’s the list of great book giveaways I’ve come across this week – I haven’t entered all of them, but there are definitely some for which I’m keeping my fingers (and toes) crossed!
(Note: [...]

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TSS – Book Review: Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler

February 7, 2009 Books and Reading

Synopsis:
A present-day bombing rips through London and claims the life of eighty-year-old detective Arthur Bryant. For John May, it means the end of a partnership that lasted over half a century and an eerie echo back to the Blitz of World War II, when they first met. Desperately searching for clues to the killer’s identity, [...]

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Book Review: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

February 6, 2009 Books and Reading

Something mysterious is happening in Skeleton Creek. Something scary. Something sinister.
Ryan came close to it … and nearly died. Now he’s trapped in his house. He can’t trust anyone – not even himself.
He is forbidden from seeing his best friend, Sarah. So while Ryan is isolated and alone, she plunges back into the mystery, putting [...]

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