Mystery Sea Change
Sea Change, by Robert B. Parker: When the body of an unidentified woman washes on shore in Paradise, Massachusetts, during its annual Race Week, Sheriff […]
Month: January 2018
Feeling All Alone?
Your characters are balking. You don’t know how to begin the third chapter. That perfect bit of dialogue you thought up while going to sleep […]
Led / Lead
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: LED / LEAD These […]
Romance The Last Boyfriend
The Last Boyfriend, by Nora Roberts: Amid snow flurries and holiday celebrations, the Montgomery family completes renovation of their historic Maryland hotel while resident spirit […]
To / Too
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: TO / TOO I […]
International Thriller Murder in the Marais
Murder in the Marais, by Cara Black: Investigating a 50-year-old murder, infiltrating a neo-Nazi cell, and being stalked through the streets of Paris by a […]
Farther / Further
For the second year in a row, the winner of the most often misused word in 2017 noted in my reading was further to mean farther. FARTHER […]
Police Thriller The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper, by Ridley Pearson: Seattle police detective Lou Boldt once again takes the lead in police thriller THE PIED PIPER, the moniker given […]
Women’s Fiction Night Road
Night Road, by Kristin Hannah: Women’s fiction NIGHT ROAD probes the hearts of motherless teen Lexi Baill, an interloper in the privileged Puget Sound […]