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Nov 2012 10

The Hanging By Wendy Hornsby: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Theodore Feit
& Lorie Lewis Ham

The eighth Maggie MacGowen Mystery finds our protagonist in a funk. She’s still depressed after the death of her homicide detective husband, Mike, less than a year ago. Then the investigative filmmaker learns that her TV series is being cancelled by the network. At loose ends, until she finds her next gig, she accepts a one-semester contract at a local community college to teach a few film editing courses.

Oct 2012 27

The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Jesus Ibarra
& Lorie Lewis Ham

I generally love books that deal with the Judeo-Christian mythos if they aren’t preachy, and more so when they introduce new ideas about the established mythos. My favorites though are those that have something to say and use the model of the mythos as the tool. Unfortunately, The Dirty Streets of Heaven isn’t one of those. But it is still a good book. It just leans more towards the straight fiction side with a driving mystery, tough main character, and a gritty setting.

Oct 2012 6

XO by Jeffery Deaver: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Sunny Frazier
& Lorie Lewis Ham

Think Taylor Swift in Fresno. That's the image I conjured up by the description Jeffery Deaver gives of Kayleigh Towne, a country Western singer from our neck of the woods.

Sep 2012 29

Seawitch: a Greywalker novel by Kat Richardson: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance Mc Arthur

Harper Blaine has died—several times—and has become a Greywalker, able to see into and travel through the Grey between this world and the next with spirits and other creatures. In Seawitch, the seventh of Kat Richardson’s paranormal series, the insurance investigator must solve the mysterious reappearance of the Seawitch, a boat that has been missing for 27 years. All hands were lost…or were they…and were they all human?

Sep 2012 8

To Write Love On Her Arms

2012 Articles, Ashley Brandon, Mental Health, Teens

by Ashley Brandon

Suicide. Scary word, right? Every year over 36,000 people take their own lives. Every 15 minutes someone commits suicide in the United States alone. That’s a little over one hundred people a day and that does not include failed attempts.

Sep 2012 8

Saving Temperance: Local Band Video Interview & Performance

2012 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Lorie Lewis Ham, Music

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Earlier this year KRL profiled Kingsburg band Saving Temperance and reviewed their latest EP. This past week we got the chance to catch up with them, learn about their new EP out early next year, and have them be our first local band video performance & interview! Hope you enjoy and keep checking back for updates, concert info and a review of the new EP once it's released.

Aug 2012 25

Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Jesus Ibarra

We return to Bon Temps to follow the continuing journey of Sookie Stackhouse our favorite telepathic waitress, well one my favorites anyways, as she deals with all sorts of supernatural problems surrounding her life. This book finds Sookie in danger, as her boyfriend Eric Northman the vampire Viking blows into town with payback on his mind, a shifter is out to get her, and there is more fairy trouble because of something she inherited in the last book.

Aug 2012 25

Murder at Cuyamaca Beach by Sue McGinty: Book Review/Video Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy

A cold case, a death by misadventure and a murder all link together to make a great read in the second of the series featuring Bella Kowalski. She’s a former nun, now married to Mike and the lucky person who gets to write obituaries for the Chronicle.

Aug 2012 4

Mr. Monk Is A Mess by Lee Goldberg: Book Review/Behind the Book/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Mr. Monk Is A Mess picks up where Mr. Monk On Patrol left off, with Natalie and Monk working as cops in Summit, New Jersey for Randy Disher who is Sheriff there and acting Mayor. They have both decided to take the jobs permanently and have only to return to San Francisco to pack up their things and move. And of course break the news to Natalie's daughter Julie and their friends.

Jul 2012 7

Interview With Mystery Author Melissa Bourbon Ramirez/Reviews/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Diana Hockley, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Diana Hockley
& Elf

This week we have an interview with mystery author Melissa Bourbon & a review of two of her books--one from each of her series--Bare-Naked Lola and A Fitting End. At the end of this post are details on how to win copies of the first 2 books in the Lola series.