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Judging a book by its title

What is it about controversial book titles? Why can’t people stop themselves from jumping all over a title before a book even comes out? What is it about the marketing aspect of titles that drive people to say such stupid things? Ramesh Ponnuru’s excellent The Party of Death was roundly criticized and dismissed simply because [...]

A Nail Through the Heart by Timothy Hallinan

In discussing A Nail Through the Heart by Timothy Hallinan I want to use a sort of Complete Review format as I have in the past. With quotes from other reviews followed by my own take on the book. Let’s start with Kirkus Reviews as they offer a quick plot summary as part of their [...]