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 […]
Month: April 2018
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 […]