Author Archives: Keishon

About Keishon

She loves reading crime fiction. Favorite crime fiction writers include but are not limited to: Jo Nesbø, Åsa Larsson, Johan Theorin and Ken Bruen. Recommendations are always welcome.

Book Review: A Conspiracy of Faith (Department Q), Jussi Adler-Olsen

Posted on June 17, 2013

A CONSPIRACY OF FAITH won the author, Jussi Adler-Olsen the 2010 Glass Key Award. It’s an award that’s given out to the best stories set in Nordic countries. I enjoyed his debut, THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES that introduced his difficult … Continue reading →

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“If that’s how an author loses fans, those particular fans can stay lost.”

Posted on June 14, 2013

I love reading Christopher Fowler’s blog and I recently ran across this very interesting post he wrote, titled ” How Authors Are Expected to Look.” I found the article quite informative. I’ve honestly never given a thought about what the … Continue reading →

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Remembering Derek Raymond

Posted on June 12, 2013

According to my RSS feed, today is Derek Raymond’s birthday (June 12, 1931 to July 30, 1994). His real name was Robin Cook but he had to change it since another writer was using that name. Raymond is said to … Continue reading →

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Politi, Jo Nesbø

Posted on June 10, 2013

Here is the Norwegian cover for Jo Nesbø’s latest book in the Harry Hole series, Politi (or The Police as it’s known elsewhere). I knew you were just as curious as I was to know what the cover looked like. So … Continue reading →

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Nothing Wrong with Being a Quitter

Posted on June 7, 2013

Today’s post is inspired from The Wall Street Journal: Guilt Complex: Why Leaving a Book Half-Read Is So Hard That link was shared with me yesterday and is only good for 7 days since I am a non-subscriber. I think it … Continue reading →

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