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'Blood Flag' by Steve Martini

Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 16:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Blood Flag," the latest Steve Martini legal thriller featuring attorney Paul Madriani and his partner, Harry Hinds, starts with what seems to be a simple case, but soon escalates into a scenario with...

Allison Leotta's 'The Last Good Girl'

Monday, 30 May 2016, 16:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

Former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta continues her series featuring her fictional counterpart Anna Curtis in a too frighteningly real scenario in "The Last Good Girl." College...

Pre-Siege Maps of Malta: 2nd century AD - 1564

Thursday, 26 May 2016, 10:55 Last update: about 11 years ago

The book Pre-Siege Maps of Malta: 2nd century AD - 1564 written by Albert Ganado and Joseph Schirò was launched at an event held on the 3 May 2016 in the splendid ballroom of the Casino Maltese...

Marcia Clark delivers in 'Blood Defense'

Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

The protagonist is no longer a prosecutor as in Marcia Clark's previous legal dramas in her new book, "Blood Defense." In this story, Samantha Brinkman is a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer...

'Mission Hill' by Pamela Wechsler

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 15:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

Screenwriter, TV consultant and former prosecutor Pamela Wechsler skillfully eases into "Mission Hill," her debut legal thriller featuring the intriguing Abby Endicott, chief of the Boston district...

Cassandra Neary returns in 'Hard Light' by Elizabeth Hand

Monday, 23 May 2016, 16:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Among the most unconventional sleuths who populate the mystery genre, Cassandra "Cass" Neary stands out - an alcoholic photographer whose career flamed out more than 30 years ago when she was immersed...

'Redemption Road' by John Hart

Monday, 23 May 2016, 15:54 Last update: about 11 years ago

John Hart's first four novels earned two Edgar Allan Poe Awards and one nomination, as well as a myriad of other awards. Five years have gone by since his fourth novel, 2011's "The Iron House,"...

Lina Brockdorff’s WW2 autobiography now in English

Monday, 23 May 2016, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Serenades Amidst the Sirens, Lina Brockdorff's autobiographical account of Malta's World War II, has just been published by Horizons Communications. Unlike other books about Malta's wartime ordeal,...

The treasures of illuminated books in Malta

Monday, 23 May 2016, 13:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Noel Grima

Although they are not in quantities such as can be found in other libraries, Malta has quite a number of illuminated books that constitute a national treasure which is not generally known and indeed...

Perri dives into world of embezzlement in 'The Assistants'

Saturday, 21 May 2016, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Camille Perri wastes no time diving into the shady world of embezzlement in her first novel, "The Assistants." Perri takes readers on an emotional moral journey when one innocent act becomes a huge...

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