Archive for the 'Book Trade' Category

Review: Bruce Cook’s Philippine Fever

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Author: Bruce R. Cook
Publisher: Capital Crime Press
ISBN: 0977627675
Bruce R. Cook’s debut novel, Philippine Fever, is an engrossing and entertaining quick read, although at times a trifle gory. Mystery novels are usually corpse-driven, and this one is no exception with its sleuth of suspects.
Set in Manila in the Philippines, where the author had worked […]

Give a Little - Book Review

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

This 310 page saga is Scott Underhill’s second superbly
written novel. I have had the pleasure of reviewing both of
his books - and they are equally outstanding, yet profoundly
different pieces of fiction.
Give a Little certainly provokes empathy for each of its
characters. It is an emotional roller-coaster ride for the
reader, while the family members in the book […]

Goldie: Book Review

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Written in collaboration between two authors, Goldie proves to be a full and rich story with a realistic action-packed pace and a style that gives a definite sense of being there.
Orphaned with young siblings to look after, Goldie endeavors to save what is left of her family and their land by continuing her father’s […]

“Death in the Family” - Lyrical Novel Written by James Rufus Agee

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

“Death in the Family” is a deep, lyrical novel written by James Rufus Agee in 1955 and published posthumously in two years quickly became a literary classic and had a great impact on the modern literature. In 1959 it won Pulitzer Prize. Demanding critics and unsophisticated readers appreciate this deep survey of human feelings […]