A definite chill is in the air, which means it’s the perfect time to curl up with a new book. Or, better yet, a stack of new books. This month brings new installments from perennial favorites and sees the teaming up of both two beloved characters (Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller) as well […]
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Unpublished work by William Faulkner surfaces
As odd as it sounds, the first “grown-up” work I read as a boy was the play The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. It took me a long time to complete, the ending came from left field, and I was absorbed by how the dialogue carried the action of the play. From then on, I became […]
Top Ten Favorite Crime Fiction Characters
Tom Ripley Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley No other character in fiction has creeped me out as much as Tom Ripley. Patricia Highsmith is the master of suspense in my book, and she created a character that still haunts me. Her secret is making you love Ripley before you realize what a monster he […]