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I’m at that stage now where I’m reading very little as I finish the next book. But I recently finished John Connolly’s magnificent, The Wolf in Winter in preparation for interviewing the man for a Scottish newspaper. The book is, as ever, absolutely magnificent. Connolly makes me weep with jealousy the way he slings sentences around, and his mood is always spot on. His particular take on American Gothic seethes with atmosphere, and more than anything I appreciate the way he breaks just about every rule dictated by genre. That and he takes some massive risks with...[read on]About Mothers of the Disappeared, from the publisher:
Dundee-based private investigator J. McNee finds his past is about to catch up with him in this intriguing mystery.Visit Russel McLean's website.
When the mother of a murdered child asks PI J McNee to re-open a case he helped close during his time in the police, McNee is faced with some uncomfortable questions. Is the wrong man serving a life sentence for a series of brutal murders? If so, why did he admit his guilt before the court? McNee must make a terrifying moral choice.
The Page 69 Test: The Good Son.
My Book, The Movie: The Lost Sister.
The Page 69 Test: Mothers of the Disappeared.
Writers Read: Russel D. McLean.
--Marshal Zeringue
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