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July 17 2010
In company with millions of others in the Northern Hemisphere of late, I've been sweltering through a heat wave. Naturally, I looked for cooling fiction, preferably set on a bobbing iceberg or, failing that, a walk-in refrigerator. But what pops up? Africa and Australia, that's what.
But no sweat. These books have been so warmly received by our reviewers that climactic considerations fade away. First up, the long-anticipated follow on to DIAMOND DOVE, Adrian Hyland's GUNSHOT ROAD. Sharon Wheeler says it's even better than the first. From Australia, we're off to Africa. Barbara Fister thought Jassy Mackenzie's RANDOM VIOLENCE represented a promising start for a new South African novelist. Dan Fesperman's newest thriller, LAYOVER IN DUBAI, while not quite up to his first thrillers set in ex-Yugoslavia, is still very entertaining, or so I thought. Another veteran, Alexander McCall Smith, returns with Mma Ramotswe In THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, with the usual satisfactory results, according to Nicole Leclerc.
Enough heat for the moment. Larissa Kyzer welcomes the belated publication of Camilla Läckberg's ICE PRINCESS. (Lovely title). And Karla Jay had a few doubts about the final entry in THE GIRL WHO...phenomenon, but on the whole is very sorry to see the series end. She reviews the audio version and Lourdes Venard also had the earbuds in for Karen Slaughter's BROKEN, which she thought works very well as an audio book. Both would be good to take on any long car journeys this summer.
If in spring, the swallows come back to Capistrano, in summer the vampires return to television. If you'd just as soon read about them as watch them, here are some possibilities. The US president's personal vampire figures largely in Christopher Farnsworth's BLOOD OATH and Linda Wilson was impressed. On the other hand, PJ Coldren wasn't sure if Meg Cabot's INSATIABLE wasn't more chick lit than vamp. Anthea Hawdon, however, wished she could join the vampire tour of New Orleans featured in Kelly Armstrong's INDUSTRIAL MAGIC. Or you could chill off in a graveyard in Casey Daniel's TOMB WITH A VIEW, starring the ghost of James A. Garfield.
Finally, three chilling thrillers. If you're flying off on your holidays, you might want to postpone reading Dana Haynes's CRASHERS until you get back, but Andi Shechter recommends it as full of cool tech and quirky humour. What is going on in the Gulf of Mexico makes Alex Scarrow's AFTERLIGHT, set in 2020, ten years after we ran out of oil, particularly pertinent. And the kidnapping of a busload of children in NEVER WAVE GOODBYE, by Doug Magee, is a notion guaranteed to make any parent's blood run cold.
Don't forget to look to your left for the latest "60 Seconds with...." interview, this time with Lisa Lutz and to the box below, to see what tasty books we have up for grabs in the latest draw. A special feature this time out - the celebratory 50th Anniversary Edition of Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in addition to our usual crime fiction.
We're taking a brief summer break, so we won't be back until August 7th. Until then, all the best.
Yvonne
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July 17, 2010
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE DAY AND TIME OF THE DRAWING (Monday, Aug. 2, 9 am) and don't send after that. Please don't make us do extra work..
We apologize for changing the drawing email but the old email was bringing in floods of spam. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EMAIL which is designed to defeat spammers. Our new email is RTE_drawing[at]reviewingtheevidence[dot]com (note you have to alter this email to use it.)
We are joining the party honoring the 50th anniversary of one of America's best novels. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD was first published in 1960. In celebration, HarperCollins has published a new anniversary edition and is offering it to RTE readers.
We think offering this Pulitzer-prize winner on RTE because the courtroom scenes written by Harper Lee still stand as some of the finest trial writing out there. Atticus Finch's defense of Tom Robinson is great theater and great writing. We hope you wish to read or revisit this extraordinary novel.
To enter this special drawing, send an email to RTE_drawing[at]reviewingtheevidence.com. Please put only TKAM as the subject and only your name and mailing address within the e-mail. This drawing will take place at 9 AM on August 2, 2010.
This drawing is open to residents of the US only.
As part of our regular drawing, we offer two new mysteries.
Our first new book THE LONG QUICHE GOODBYE by Avery Aames. The Fromagerie Bessette has opened in the small town of Providence, Ohio. As proprietor Charlotte Bessette prepares fine samples for the celebration, the shop's landlord is found stabbed and Charlotte's grandmother is the prime suspect. The book is the sequel to Aames' LOST & FONDUE. Christine Zibas reviewed this last time. Read what she had to say at http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/review.html?id=8504
To enter the draw for LONG QUICHE GOODBYE, send an email to RTE_drawing[at]reviewingtheevidence.com. Please put only the word AAMES as the subject and only your name and mailing address within the e-mail. This drawing will take place at 9 AM on August 2, 2010.
This drawing is open only to those living the US.
From Poisoned Pen Press comes DID NOT SURVIVE, by Ann Littlewood.Iris Oakley, pregnant and still recovering from her husband's murder, wants only to carry on as a zookeeper in Vancouver, Washington. Alone and with no help, she must rescue her boss, Kevin Wallace, from being mauled by a zoo elephant. Rattled coworkers nominate Iris to find out what's going on.
To enter the draw for DID NOT SURVIVE, send an email to RTE_drawing[at]reviewingtheevidence.com. Please put only the word LITTLEWOOD as the subject and only your name and mailing address within the e-mail. This drawing will take place at 9 AM on August 2, 2010.
This drawing is open to residents of the US or Canada.
 
The winners of the drawing for Jamie Freveletti's RUNNING DARK were Eleanor Flatley, Linda Gerber and Penny Tuttle. Winners of a copy of Laura Crum's GOING, GONE were Jackie Wisherd, Ron Miller and Larry W Chavis.
PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS DRAWING IF YOU WON LAST TIME. Your email will simply be deleted.
All entries will be permanently disposed of following the random draw.
And remember, those who review for RTE and their families are not eligible for the drawings.
Good luck, all.
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