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...