Bereaved / Bereft

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

Your Heart Knows

I must be a born rebel. When it comes to fiction-writing rules, I just can’t seem to help but break them—at least some of them, […]

Horror Novel Cold Fire

Cold Fire, by Dean Koontz     SPOILER ALERT! In horror novel COLD FIRE, curiosity compels news reporter Holly Thorne to uncover more about Jim Ironheart […]

Baited / Bated

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

Eco-Thriller Coffin Road

Coffin Road, by Peter May     Mankind’s fate hangs in the balance after a biologist finds himself washed ashore in the Outer Hebrides with no […]

Bare / Bear

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

Action Adventure The Codex

The Codex, by Douglas Preston     When dying billionaire Max Broadbent buries himself and a priceless codex of ancient medical cures in an unknown tomb […]

Bad / Badly

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

Mystery Suitable for Framing

Suitable for Framing, by Edna Buchanan     Witnessing a crime may be a crime reporter’s dream, but watching a four-year-old get run over by car […]