THE PRESIDENT’S SHADOW by Brad Melzter

by | Jul 18, 2015 | Reviews

Damn you Brad Meltzer. I picked up THE PRESIDENT’S SHADOW (Grand Central) to read for an hour or so before bed. Well, that was a mistake, though my mine not Mr. Meltzer’s. I ended up getting out of bed, making coffee and reading the book in basically one sitting. Full...

Sense of Deception by Victoria Laurie

by | Jul 18, 2015 | Books

SENSE OF DECEPTION Victoria Laurie July 7, 2015 Obsidian As a consultant for the FBI, psychic Abby Cooper has helped convict more than her fair share of criminals. When a series of unfortunate events conspires to land her in a jail cell with Skylar Miller, though, she...

Film Review: INFINITELY POLAR

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Films

INFINITELY POLAR Written and Directed by Maya Forbes Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide For the first time, looking at the cast above, I see why Hollywood used to make movie stars change their names. INFINITELY POLAR is based...

GBH by Ted Lewis reviewed

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Reviews

GBH Ted Lewis 2015 SoHo Press Best known for Jack Carter, the titular gangster of GET CARTER, the classic that propelled British crime fiction into a dark new direction, Ted Lewis’ subsequent body of work never gained the wider recognition that it rightly deserved....

INNOCENCE, OR, MURDER ON STEEP STREET Reviewed

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Reviews

INNOCENCE, OR, MURDER ON STEEP STREET Heda Margolius Kovaly June 2015 Soho Crime Prague in the 1950’s is a city steeped in distrust, politics and the knowledge that your friends and neighbors might sell you out to the government at any given time. Looking over your...

ARCHIE #1 with Kate (and Dan)

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Comics

FADE IN… Dan and Kate are grabbing a burger and chocolate banana malt at a local burger joint. The malt is better than the burger, and the joint’s kitschy interior is trying too hard. But it’s a fun time. K: Look at all this Happy Days type junk on the wall. Hey isn’t...