Casting off with Travis McGee I retire whenever I can afford it. When the money is gone, I go back to work. Salvage work. Retirement comes when you are too old to enjoy it completely, so I take some of mine whenever I can. — The Dreadful Lemon Sky My parents sprang the news when […]
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Jack the Ripper: The Plot Thickens
Jack the Ripper: The Plot Thickens The city of London in Great Britain would never be the same after the late summer and early autumn of 1888. That was the time when the infamous “Jack the Ripper” killer exploded onto the scene with a series of brutal murders. This malevolent individual left a bloody trail […]
The Process behind Michael Connelly’s Mickey Haller
The Process behind Michael Connelly’s Mickey Haller Call this an admission, even a confession.In lines that became classic the moment they reached their first readers, Michael Connelly began The Brass Verdict with his protagonist, Mickey Haller, asserting: “Everybody lies. Cops lie. Lawyers lie. Witnesses lie. The victims lie. A trial is a contest of lies.” […]