Sifting through the dirt to get to the gold
"He stopped once I pulled out my tape recorder and asked about the murders. Then it was those whirling wheels that had his full attention. People got such a charge from seeing their names in print. Proof of existence. I could picture a squabble of ghosts ripping through piles of newspapers. Pointing at a name... Continue Reading →
SUMMARY When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. REVIEW "The entrance door was set far back in the middle... Continue Reading →
"Joe felt that being in a cinema was as close as you can get to being in the movie. The last layer between reality and fiction. That was partly why he was so protective of preserving theatre etiquette." A narrative that spans the course of three years and jumps from present to past to highlight... Continue Reading →
SUMMARY Non-fiction: Parenting. Winner of Reader's Favorite International Book Awards Gold Medal for Best Parenting Book of the Year, The Big Secret, The Whole and Honest Truth About Santa Claus is an irresistible instant classic no parent should be without! This feel-good picture book helps parents with the inevitable question "Is Santa real?". With honors... Continue Reading →
I will start this review by letting you all know that this is not my first Keith Donohue book. I previously read the critically-acclaimed The Stolen Child which brought faerie changelings to the forefront as replacement children in their happy families. Despite the positive response I didn't feel as strongly about that book as the... Continue Reading →
"The baby Ben on Pauline's nightstand jangled out an alarm. She slapped the top of the clock. Buck stirred, then settled deeper under the covers She looked into the pale sunlight filtering through a sheer curtain. 'I wonder what this day will bring.' " 1960's San Francisco, California a hotbed for the hippie movement it... Continue Reading →
"While everyone else was teaching, I went to an unoccupied corner and started going over material I had learned that day. For the first time, I felt as if I might have a chance to actually be good at something. Like Godmother said, nothingness was the beginning of the universe." Charlie Wong is a young... Continue Reading →
What happens when the one aspect of life that you have left to use a rallying cry, as a means for something to preserve, could eventually end up tearing your family apart? For the Crowe family what starts out as a typical family drama ends up becoming much, much more than they ever could have... Continue Reading →
“His fear was whetted to such a fine edge that he could actually feel it now: a disembodied ball of baby fingers inside his stomach, tickling him from the inside. That's what mortal terror felt like, he realized. Tiny fingers tickling you from the inside.” Children using tweasers to rip wings of insects, setting up... Continue Reading →
A man was shot in broad daylight while resting comfortably in Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, California. This man played the vihuela in a four piece Mariachi band called Los Reyes Jalisco. They often found themselves playing in restaurants, parties or any gigs that they could secure. But their biggest break was playing at a... Continue Reading →
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