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Review: The Gravedigger’s Brawl by Abigail Roux

Format read:ebook provided by NetGalley Formats available: Trade paperback, ebook Genre: Horror, Mystery/Suspense Length: 256 pages Publisher: Riptide Publishing Date Released: October 15, 2012 Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository Dr. Wyatt Case is … Continue reading

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Heart of Perdition

Heart of Perdition by Selah March is a short, chilling gothic story. And I do mean chilling. The ending was very eerie, and I got the shivers. Not from cold, but from the creepy-crawlies. In a good way. Heart of … Continue reading

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Past Tense

Nick Marsh’s Past Tense is almost two books in one. The first half of Past Tense is science fiction/horror, and it’s pretty much of a sequel to Marsh’s first book, Soul Purpose (reviewed here). The main purpose of chapters 1 … Continue reading

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Soul Purpose

There must have been a generation of veterinarians who thought it would be just like James Herriot’s practice is All Creatures Great and Small. Herriot probably has a lot to answer for. Alan Reece, the vet in  Nick Marsh’s Soul Purpose … Continue reading

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How many best books?

In time for everyone’s holiday shopping, the best books of 2011 lists are popping up everywhere. This is in spite of the fact that 2011 still has two whole publishing months yet to go! And maybe it’s me, but I … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween: L.A. Theatre Works Dracula

For my own personal Halloween Treat, I listened to the L.A. Theatre Works dramatization of the one, the only, the original, prince of the night, Count Dracula. This L.A. Theatre Works dramatization is a full-cast adaptation of the Bram Stoker … Continue reading

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The Edinburgh Dead

The Edinburgh Dead, by Brian Ruckley, is an extremely creepy, extremely gritty book mixing very black magic, Frankenstein’s monster, true crime body snatchers and the dark beginnings of Edinburgh’s police force. The Frankenstein element made this less of a historic … Continue reading

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