Books & More: Reviews & Comment

Mazatlan Confidential Sweet Spot, Linton Robinson Linton Robinson’s  novel of corrupt politicians, Mazatlan Carnival and baseball has all the credentials for a block-busting read: gritty, graphic and gripping. This is a fortuitous find among the many thousands of titles that are published every year and well-worth the effort. Fans of Elmore Leonard, Raymond Chandler and […]

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Sweet Spot, Linton Robinson – like going to bed with a migraine and waking with Green & Black’s Organic Dark. Unexpected pleasure. This Side of Paradise, F Scott Fitzgerald – they didn’t teach this in my school.

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Pumpkin Pies and Parker House Rolls

I live in Wales. That makes celebrating Thanksgiving a certain challenge. The last Thursday of November is never a day off. Libby’s solid pack pumpkin is only available in one shop in the country, at import prices. All the implements for measuring are either metric or imperial – too little or too big for my […]

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Books & More: Reviews & Comment

Books & More: Reviews & Comment. Beauty and the Beast in Cactus Bend, 6 Nov 2010 When Love Comes, (Paperback) Leigh Greenwood Published April 2010, The Night Riders series – this will tug your heart-strings.

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