At long last, I have a new roundup column in this morning's Chicago Sun-Times. It includes brief critiques of the following books:
- Lawrence Block - Hit and Run
- James Rollins - The Last Oracle
- Julia Spencer-Fleming - I Shall Not Want
- Janet Evanovich - Fearless Fourteen
- Jon Land - The Seven Sins
Enjoy!
Read the reviews...as usual...they are 'spot on'as our cousins across the sea would say. :)
Posted by: Elaine Flinn | June 30, 2008 at 12:21 PM
I have an idea for a discussion: first person narratives vs third person narratives.
As a reader, I prefer books written in the first person. Do some authors find one easier than the other? How are most mysteries/thrillers written today? Does an author take this into consideration when they begin to write? How important is this?
Posted by: CT Henry | July 01, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Interesting query, CT. As both a reader and a writer I prefer third person narrative but I do know that many writers prefer first person because it's easier to keep control of your characters! If you have only one point of view you can keep the numbers down, or so I was told. I've tried but it doesn't work for me and in my latest historical crime novel: 'Murder Most Welcome' a victorian mystery, the protagonist is a young woman and although it's third person, we see everything through her eyes. It worked for me but I'd love to know how other authors manage...
As for reviews - I'm grateful for anything as long as it's not too discouraging!
Nicola
www.nicolaslade.com
Posted by: Nicola Slade | July 07, 2008 at 04:32 PM