In Laura Lippman’s latest, a self-absorbed memoirist-turned-novelist once again delves into her past, searching for material. thinking she has exhausted her own life, Cassandra Fallows decides to focus on a so-called friend from her childhood, a virtual cipher named Caliope (Callie) Jenkins, who had been convicted of killing her second child years after they lost [...]
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Life Sentences by Laura Lippman
Posted in books, mystery, novel, reviews on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Later-Day Cipher by Latayne C. Scott
Posted in books, Christian, mystery, novel, reviews on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twenty years ago, a college professor of mine told my mother, “Stacey never has an opinion, and if she did, she sure wouldn’t ever share it.” Keeping the grin off his face was an epic battle, one he lost when Mama burst out laughing. Now, while opinionated, I do try to temper my responses to [...]
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