Film Review: FORCE MAJEURE

by | Jan 23, 2015 | Films

Force Majeure Written and Directed by Ruben Ostlund Starring: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Kongsli A Swedish family is on a ski vacation. They are enjoying lunch at an outdoor restaurant when it appears that an avalanche is rushing toward them. The father (Johannes Kuhnke)...

DARK SPIES by Matthew Dunn

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Reviews

Dark Spies Book 4 in the  Spycatcher series Matthew Dunn October  2014 Harper Collins Fans of thrillers have lost major author icons Vince Flynn and Tom Clancy. If they are looking for someone who might live up to these legends, try Matthew Dunn. He writes about...

MWA announces 2015 Edgar nominees

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Awards

Mystery Writers of America have announced the Nominees for the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2014. BEST NOVEL This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (HarperCollins Publishers –...

Five Cop Shows That Influenced Me

by | Jan 21, 2015 | TV

Five Cop Shows That Influenced Me When is set out to write my PROSPERO’S WAR speculative crime fictions series, my goal was to combine all the things I loved about great cop shows with the world building I am used to using in contemporary fantasy novels. In fact, the...

DVD Review: THE EQUALIZER

by | Jan 20, 2015 | DVD/Blu Ray Review

THE EQUALIZER Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Director: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour I was a HUGE fan of this TV series back in the 80s. Robert McCall was cool. He was suave and had skills and when h said I...

SPECTRUM by Alan Jacobson

by | Jan 17, 2015 | Books

SPECTRUM Alan Jacobson Open Road Media October 2014 Book six of the Karen Vail Series Spectrum by Alan Jacobson is a very interesting thriller as it explores the main characters’, Karen Vail’s, backstory. Through a serial killer case that has haunted Vail for twenty...