Allison Leotta's returns with new legal thriller
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 15:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
"Speak of the Devil" (Touchstone), by Allison Leotta Allison Leotta's latest novel, "Speak of the Devil," pits prosecutor Anna Curtis against Diablo, a villain...
New book focuses on Civil War photographer Brady
Friday, 16 August 2013, 16:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation" (Bloomsbury), by Robert Wilson Civil War photographer Mathew Brady largely taught himself the finer points of the two pursuits that have...
C.J. Box returns with 'The Highway'
Thursday, 15 August 2013, 15:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Highway" (Minotaur), by C.J. Box Sixteen-year-old Gracie Sullivan is book-smart and resourceful, but her 18-year-old sister, Danielle, is impetuous, self-involved and...
Burke's latest novel is a superb crime story
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 15:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Light of the World" (Simon & Schuster), by James Lee Burke The themes in James Lee Burke's lyrical, allegorical crime novels rarely change, but each new book delves more...
Book explores the lives of the world's paramedics
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 15:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Paramedico: Around the World by Ambulance" (The Friday Project, an imprint of HarperCollins), by Benjamin Gilmour Benjamin Gilmour's book "Paramedico" explores the...
A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim world
Monday, 12 August 2013, 15:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Wet and the Dry: A Drinker's Journey" (Crown), by Lawrence Osborne Looking to deal with a serious drinking problem, British novelist and travel writer Lawrence Osborne...
'Unseen' is intense, brutal tale
Friday, 9 August 2013, 14:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Unseen" (Delacorte Press), by Karin Slaughter Karin Slaughter's latest novel, "Unseen," continues the tale of detective Will Trent, who has experienced more...
'The Center Holds' looks at 2 Obamas
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 14:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies" (Simon & Schuster), by Jonathan Alter After sailing through two presidential elections by comfortable margins, President Barack...
Le dieu du carnage/L-Alla tal-ħerba
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 10:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After the tremendous success of the Maltese version of Yasmina Reza’s comedy Le dieu du carnage at St James Cavalier in Valletta last November, Faraxa Publishing is proud to announce the...
Jasmina: Poems about the degeneration of the world in its last phases
Thursday, 8 August 2013, 10:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Once again Carmel Scicluna is keeping the appointment with his readers, this time with the publication of a collection of 86 original poems. The title is ironical and has nothing to do with jasmine...