Batman #232 with Kate (and Dan)

by | Jul 31, 2014 | Comics

::Kate sits alone in a dark room. The only light is coming from a single floor lamp, casting a brilliant light over the right side of her face. The harsh light makes her eye tear, but she’s too stubborn to adjust the shade. Also, she sits with her fingers tented like...

The Innocents: Part Thirteen

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Books, Serials

Click here for previous installments   TWENTY-FOUR   Saturday morning brought thundershowers, rain falling and the sun shining, then the last of the clouds crowded out of the L.A. basin east toward Arizona. By nine the sky was clear and blue, odd contrast to...

REMAINS OF INNOCENCE by J.A. Jance

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Books, Reviews

REMAINS OF INNOCENCE Harpercollings July 22, 2014   Remains Of Innocence has J. A. Jance once again writing a great storyline. Before starting this book readers might want to download the novella, The Old Blue Line, that offers a backstory on Joanna Brady’s...

COURIER by Terry Irving reviewed

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Books, Reviews

COURIER Terry Irving 2014 Exhibit A I am a huge fan of early 1970’s thriller movies, especially the political and espionage movies laden with conspiracies. The minute I saw the description on the back of this book, I knew it would be something I would enjoy. And I...

Tales From The Blue Line 24

by | Jul 29, 2014 | Features

It had been a busy stretch. An immediate assignment “right out of the barn,” as we used to say, virtually every day. At 4:00 p.m. we’d be running to the squad straight from roll call. Better this than getting some over-the-hill day shift detective’s...