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Movie ***** Day of the Jackal (1973)

rmann May 20, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Superb find-the-assassin movie. Tony Britton, Inspector Label, must track down Edward Fox, a believable sociopath, paid to assassinate De Gaulle.

Emerald City Comicon 2017 Seattle

rmann March 6, 2017 March 23, 2017Mystery, Romance, Shows, The Words, Writing 0

Emerald City cosplay at its finest!

Book – My Sister’s Grave (2013)

rmann January 18, 2017 January 21, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Book – **** Robert Dugoni’s best-selling mystery is a worthy read. Tracy Crosswhite’s obsession with solving her sister’s disappearance and resolving her own guilt captures the reader’s sympathy.

Book – Trouble is a Friend of Mine (2015)

rmann October 6, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – *** – Stephanie Tromly’s story is weakest of the three books on my current YA mystery reading list, as almost all the relevant discoveries are made by the secondary character, Digby, who we meet on page one. The main character, Zoe Webster, isn’t named until page ten. Like…

Book – Buzz Kill (2014)

rmann September 22, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – **** Beth Fantaskey’s YA story is set at school where an unpopular coach is murdered after Millie Ostermeyer, the protagonist, has already made a list of the people who would like to do him in, including her father. This book, in tone, style, and incidental romance is very…

Book – Vanishing Girls (2016)

rmann September 8, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – ***+ Lauren Oliver has proven that YA mysteries can make it to the New York Times bestseller list. Her story about sisters with great love but some tragic history between them has excellent descriptions and well-drawn characters. A missing child, Madeline Snow, provides the impetus for the older…

YA Book List: Vanishing Girls, Buzz Kill, Trouble is a Friend of Mine

rmann August 26, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

After the Willamette Writers Conference in early August, I came away with notes from two agents who wanted to know what other YA mysteries my YA novel, Wasted in Waldport, was like. I realized I was not reading YA mysteries, because I didn’t want mine to be derivative, even subconsciously.…

A Moment from the Olympia Comic Fest

rmann July 15, 2016 July 24, 2016Randy Justice Mysteries, The Words, Writing 0

The Olympia Comic Fest in June was once again a great venue for creators to share their works with fans and enjoy the Danger Room’s events. Being a short drive from Portland was great, but made it hard to stay for the stage show and signings which had happened earlier…

Fire Trap – RGGuide – Q9

rmann July 10, 2016 July 13, 2016Randy Justice Mysteries, Writing 0

Randy’s daughter, Sally, is as much of a sleuth as he is. How can he protect her as a parent when she takes the same risks he does? He is himself the counter example to every admonishment he delivers. How can you be the right example for children who aren’t…

Fire Trap – RGGuide – Q8

rmann June 30, 2016 June 30, 2016Randy Justice Mysteries, Writing 0

Every profession relies on experts, especially criminal investigation. Think of Randy’s use of experts during the story. How did he validate that what he was hearing was the truth? How can you test what you are hearing on the internet and in the news? Is it good to have a…

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Movie ***** Day of the Jackal (1973)

Emerald City Comicon 2017 Seattle

Book – My Sister’s Grave (2013)

Book – Trouble is a Friend of Mine (2015)

Book – Buzz Kill (2014)

Book – Vanishing Girls (2016)

YA Book List: Vanishing Girls, Buzz Kill, Trouble is a Friend of Mine

A Moment from the Olympia Comic Fest

Fire Trap – RGGuide – Q9

Fire Trap – RGGuide – Q8

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