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Pakistani author's debut novel captures Karachi

Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 21:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Karachi, You're Killing Me!" (Random House India), by Sabaz Imtiaz   The blurb on the back of Saba Imtiaz's debut novel "Karachi, You're Killing Me!"...

'Hounded' is new legal thriller by David Rosenfelt

Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 21:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Hounded" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt   David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New Jersey gangsters in "Hounded," his highly entertaining 12th...

Compelling characters in Atkins' 'The Forsaken'

Monday, 28 July 2014, 21:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"The Forsaken" (Putnam), by Ace Atkins   Sheriff Quinn Colson has been working to clean up corruption and injustice in Ace Atkins' compelling crime fiction series, but he...

Karin Slaughter's 'Cop Town' is engrossing

Saturday, 26 July 2014, 18:49 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Cop Town" (Delacorte Press), by Karin Slaughter   Karin Slaughter wraps an intense thriller around a legacy of sexism, race relations and politics in the engrossing "Cop...

Jeff Abbott's 'Inside Man' doesn't disappoint

Friday, 25 July 2014, 18:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Inside Man" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott   "Inside Man," the fourth novel by Jeff Abbott to feature bar owner and ex-CIA agent Sam Capra, continues one of...

'Days of Rage' is fast-paced thriller

Thursday, 24 July 2014, 18:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Days of Rage" (Dutton), by Brad Taylor   The world of Special Ops seems to be a new trend in publishing, but author Brad Taylor, a former Delta Force operative, knows how to...

A troubled teen in flight from a nuclear meltdown

Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 18:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands" (Doubleday), by Chris Bohjalian   Wiser than the adults around her yet convinced she's a hopeless loser, Emily Shepard is a literary descendant of...

Terry Brooks delivers in latest fantasy tale

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 14:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"The High Druid's Blade: The Defenders of Shannara" (Del Rey), by Terry Brooks   Terry Brooks is a grandmaster of the fantasy genre, and his latest will both captivate and...

Dimech's Lost Prison Poem

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 10:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Ever since the original exposure of Malta's larrikin hero Manwel Dimech, through the then youthful yet no less comprehensive research efforts of the budding historian Henry Frendo, much has risen...

'Sleepwalker's Guide' is a beautiful family saga

Saturday, 19 July 2014, 14:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing" (Random House), Mira Jacob   At the start of Mira Jacob's beautiful debut, "The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing," Amina...

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