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Moon Music Author: Faye KellermanFaye Kellerman, of the magical pen, outdoes herself in Moon Music. Faye and Jonathon Kellerman have always headed my list of Crime Genre Maestros. Traipsing into the desert dust of Las Vegas, Faye Kellerman pulls another crime rabbit out of her hat with Moon Music. Intricate, well researched, dauntingly real, Kellerman leads us into the dust and desert of Las Vegas, as well as the fragile vagrancy of human life.Detective Steve Jensen’s partner is Detective ... continue reading...

Dare MeAuthor: Megan AbbottKarpman Drama Triangle... the Victim is not really as helpless as he feels, the Rescuer is not really helping, and the Persecutor does not really have a valid complaint.After The End of Everything, Abbott had to up her ante. And she did.Dare Me, seemingly about teenage girls with no parental presence trying to control their only world, cheerleading, relies on taut psychological theory to sustain Abbott’s Lost Girls. Actually, everyone is lost in Dare Me, for there is ... continue reading...

A Darker Shade of Orange: A NovelAuthor: Robert DesJardinsAfter reading The Land of the Saints, I wanted more of Robert DesJardins.  His prior novel, A Darker Shade of Orange, did not disappoint!With intimate knowledge of the Orange County, CA judicial paradigm, DesJardins shoots from the hip in this drama that steeps itself in a plot that implodes – then explodes.  Framed within a taut political climate, A Darker Shade of Orange introduces maverick attorney Dennis McCauley, caught in a ... continue reading...