Detective Novel Stardust

Stardust, by Robert B. Parker:   As a private dick in Boston, I’ve dealt with difficult women, but TV star Jill Joyce is the most narcissistic […]

Furniture & Fear: Heavy Lifting

I believe that writer’s block is not the disease but the symptom of something else: fear. —Wally Wood   In her wildly humorous and often […]

Penultimate / Ultimate

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PENULTIMATE / ULTIMATE These […]

Romance Novel Summer by the Sea

Summer by the Sea, by Susan Wiggs: Rosa Capoletti has everything she needs – her own restaurant, close friends, and her father, now deaf, still […]

Abundant / Fulsome

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ABUNDANT / FULSOME The […]

International Thriller Tatiana

Tatiana, by Martin Cruz Smith:   When the apparent suicide of investigative reporter Tatiana Petrovna is closely followed by the slaying of a billionaire Russian […]

Honcho / Head Honcho

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: HONCHO/ HEAD HONCHO The […]

Literary Novel Her Fearful Symmetry

Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger:   Identical twins Julia and Valentina leave America to live in the London flat they’ve inherited from their aunt, Elspeth, […]

Faint / Feint

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: FAINT / FEINT As […]

Short Story Collection Summer Lies

Summer Lies, by Bernhard Schlink:   A flautist returns to New York after a summer on the Cape where he promises his new love he will […]