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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...

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