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John Verdon's cleverness shines in new thriller

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 21:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Peter Pan Must Die" (Crown), by John Verdon   John Verdon's skillful melding of the puzzle mystery with the police procedural and the psychological thriller brings a unique...

'Act of War' is heart-pounding thriller

Friday, 11 July 2014, 22:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Act of War" (Atria), by Brad Thor   In Brad Thor's latest thriller, "Act of War," Scot Harvath finds his hands full when a snag-and-grab operation for a terrorist...

Eggers' 'Fathers' an angry take on changing world

Friday, 11 July 2014, 21:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?" (Knopf), by Dave Eggers   Dave Eggers is angry. A writer both beloved and criticized for his distinctly...

A troubled teen in flight from a nuclear meltdown

Thursday, 10 July 2014, 22:16 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...

John Verdon's cleverness shines in new thriller

Saturday, 5 July 2014, 21:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Peter Pan Must Die" (Crown), by John Verdon   John Verdon's skillful melding of the puzzle mystery with the police procedural and the psychological thriller brings a unique...

Eggers' 'Fathers' an angry take on changing world

Friday, 4 July 2014, 21:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?" (Knopf), by Dave Eggers   Dave Eggers is angry. A writer both beloved and criticized for his distinctly...

Ex-GalleyCat ed Jason Boog on raising bookworms

Thursday, 3 July 2014, 21:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Jason Boog was immersed in publishing for five years as editor of the MediaBistro blog GalleyCat. When he became a dad, he was curious how best to foster a love of books in his newborn...

Books for parents, kids, teens on LGBTQ experience

Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 21:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

June is Pride Month. Here are some book suggestions for parents, kids and teens on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning gender experience.   FOR...

Avery Corman writes memoir of Bronx boyhood

Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 21:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"My Old Neighborhood Remembered" (Barricade Books), by Avery Corman   Before Brooklyn became a hipster haven with pricey real estate and the Bronx became the poster child for urban...

Alafair Burke's latest is 1 of her best

Monday, 30 June 2014, 21:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"All Day and a Night" (Harper), by Alafair Burke   Alafair Burke tells a compelling tale that combines a police procedural and a legal thriller in "All Day and a...

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