Dame Agatha Christie was a highly prolific authoress. In addition to her cozy mysteries featuring M. Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, she also wrote plenty of other mysteries and a number of books that could be classified more as thrillers or spy fiction. These tend not to be regarded as her best work on … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Secret of Chimneys’
Books
Publishing Announcement: ‘The Walk Home’ Coming Friday
I’m excited to announce the publication of a new book coming out this Friday, March 4th (baring any Amazon-related delays). The Walk Home and Other Tales of Suspense is an anthology of seven short suspense stories, ranging from about 1500 to 5000 words each. Tales of murder, conspiracy, mystery, revenge, and other such delightful things. … Continue reading Publishing Announcement: ‘The Walk Home’ Coming Friday
‘The Wisdom of Walt Disney’ Now in Paperback
Exciting news: my book, The Wisdom of Walt Disney (freshly edited and revised) is now available in paperback. To mark this momentous occasion, the book will be available at a reduced price all this week through Wednesday March 2nd. The normal price is $3.99 for the Kindle version, $8.99 for paperback. For the next week, … Continue reading ‘The Wisdom of Walt Disney’ Now in Paperback
Adventure Stories for Young Readers or I Have Been Negligent
Alas, in the hurry and burry of moving I missed that another anthology was published with me in it! Please help rectify my mistake and immediately go purchase a copy of Adventure Stories for Young Readers Quoth the Blurb: These tales of family, discovery, and virtue bring the thrills back to reading. Derring-do, hope, and … Continue reading Adventure Stories for Young Readers or I Have Been Negligent
Amazin’ Amazon Holiday Book Sale
Over eighty kindle books are available for $0.99 or less over Thanksgiving weekend. Several are free, including such modern independent fiction classics as Monster Hunter International (Larry Correia's first book: badasses shoot monsters in the face for fun and profit) and The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin (cute girl with a perfect memory has adventures … Continue reading Amazin’ Amazon Holiday Book Sale
Thoughts on ‘The Andromeda Strain’
Just finished reading Michael Crichton's 1970 novel The Andromeda Strain (I don't know; felt in the mood for it for some reason). It's quite a page turner, and I heartily recommend it to anyone with a taste for hard sci-fi. The story has a US Military satellite bring an extraterrestrial microbe back to earth as … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Andromeda Strain’
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