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I'm a copy editor in Philadelphia. When not reading crime fiction, I like to read history. When doing neither, I like to travel. When doing none of the above, I like listening to music or playing it, the latter rarely and badly.

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Mystery brunch in Philly

Jun 13, 2009
Come meet, greet and eat with authors Dennis Tafoya (Dope Thief) and Keith Gilman (Father's Day) tomorrow, Sunday, June 14, 1 p.m. at: BRIDGET FOY’S 200 South...

A real cool comic and a real free sample

Dec 22, 2009
I've now caught up with all but an issue or two of the Scalped saga, and I can say a few things about the characters and about how the story fits into the noir and hard-boiled traditions. I can also speculate about how long writer Jason Aaron and...

Scalped and a bit about Star Wars™

Dec 22, 2009
(The following post implies no endorsement by Star Wars™ and its licensed Star Wars™ partners or Star Wars™ copyright or trademark holders.) ==================== I've now caught up with all but an issue or two of the Scalped saga, and I can say a...

Billy Boyle and Ireland's secret World War II history

Dec 21, 2009
I neglected to mention yesterday what sparked my interest in James R. Benn's Billy Boyle novels. Here's the beyond-borders connection: Benn's current and fourth novel in his World War II-based series, Evil for Evil, has Boyle in Northern Ireland...

Billy Boyle's life during wartime

Dec 20, 2009
Billy Boyle, first of James R. Benn's four mysteries about a young Boston police officer who winds up in World War II England, has a long, leisurely buildup to what I suspect will be its central plot, and that suits the context just fine. Billy's...

Tower

Dec 19, 2009
One advantage of a book cowritten by an Irish and a Jewish author is the enhanced possibility of good Irish and Jewish humor. The concision of this novel occasionally means both in the same scene: "`Your father and books, don't get me started.' "As...

Mystery brunch in Philly





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