Monthly Archives: February 2012

Death of a Kingfisher

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

I got hooked on M. C. Beaton’s Hamish Macbeth series back when I used to drive a lot. Notice I said hooked. Rather like a trout in Macbeth’s lovely Highland village of Lochdubh, I was caught, and now I can’t … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Robin Hood is one of the best-loved (and most often re-told) English legends, probably just behind the King Arthur stories in the number of times it’s been re-done and re-interpreted. And examined by everyone from Disney to Sean Connery. Cartoon … Continue reading →

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The Professor’s Assassin

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

The Professor’s Assassin by Matthew Pearl is a prequel short story to his new novel, The Technologists.  The main character of The Professor’s Assassin is not the assassin. It’s the man who finds him. Which is an excellent thing, because … Continue reading →

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Danger Zone

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Danger Zone by Dee J. Adams has all of the high-octane excitement of a hot Hollywood car chase movie. And so it should. But Adams’ story is much, much better, because Danger Zone is terrific romantic suspense, and more than … Continue reading →

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What’s on my (mostly virtual) nightstand? 2-19-12

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

One of my favorite Heinlein quotes is “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get”. Which is probably a signal for me to stop writing about the weather. It is what it is. I have an overly full … Continue reading →

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NetGalley Review-a-Thon

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

What an utterly cool idea! Lisa at Adventures of 2.0 is hosting a NetGalley Review-a-Thon event as the post-NetGalley Month “debriefing” this weekend. The thought being that since we read all those lovely NetGalley books last month, we need to … Continue reading →

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