Editorial Content for A Simple Act of Violence
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L. Dean Murphy
Robert Miller, "a man of unremarkable appearance" and his partner, Albert Roth, of the Washington, D.C. police department, are on a mission in a week of jam-packed action, while 2006 mid-term elections have the nation's eyes focused on its capital. Ostensibly a tale of the psychological motivation of those who commit murder and those who solve the crimes, there is an undercurrent of counter-intelligence espionage. Read More
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Washington, embroiled in the mid-term elections, did not want to hear about serial killings. But when the newspapers reported a fourth murder, when they gave the killer a name and details of his horrendous crimes, there were few people who could ignore it. Detective Robert Miller is assigned to the case and rapidly uncovers a complication --- the victims do not officially exist.
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Washington, embroiled in the mid-term elections, did not want to hear about serial killings. But when the newspapers reported a fourth murder, when they gave the killer a name and details of his horrendous crimes, there were few people who could ignore it. Detective Robert Miller is assigned to the case and rapidly uncovers a complication --- the victims do not officially exist. Reviewed by L. Dean Murphy.
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Washington has a new menace... a serial killer whose victims don't exist...
Washington, embroiled in the mid-term elections, did not want to hear about serial killings. But when the newspapers reported a fourth murder, when they gave the killer a name and details of his horrendous crimes, there were few people that could ignore it.
Detective Robert Miller is assigned to the case, and rapidly uncover a complication. The victims do not officially exist. Their personal details do not register on any known systems. And as Miller unearths ever more disturbing facts, he starts to face truths so far-removed from his own reality that he begins to fear for his life.
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Lock the windows, double-bolt doors, and settle in with eerily realistic crime fiction that is the genius of Ellory, in this complex act of violence.
In her debut novel, 22 BRITANNIA ROAD, Amanda Hodgkinson delivers a tale of a family desperate to put itself back together after WWII forces them apart. Below, Amanda speaks about her own father; a father who preferred to do rather than to read, but who still instilled in Amanda the desire to take risks and become a writer.
Photo: young Amanda and her father.
Helen Hayes
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.
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Helen Hayes
There is no greater tribute to one’s parent than writing a book about them, even if the title of said book is THE OLD MAN AND THE SWAMP: A True Story About My Weird Dad, a Bunch of Snakes, and One Ridiculous Road Trip.
Bruce Lee
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
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Bruce Lee
Could your book group use a shot of an adrenaline? Why not mix things up with Susan Casey's The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, harrowing, intense, and informative account of "big wave" culture. The book is now available in paperback and a great alternative to the usual book group fare.
William Kent Kreuger’s Cork O'Connor novels have won him a number of awards, not to mention fans. VERMILION DRIFT --- his 10th novel featuring Tamarack County, Minn. PI, Cork O'Connor --- comes out in paperback today.
