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Fred Patten Reviews
The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes: An Alexander Brass Mystery Author: Michael Kurland Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1-7832-9538-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-7832-9538-8 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. […]
Fred Patten
February 13, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews
A Goofy Guide to Penguins Authors: Jean-Luc Coudray & Philippe Coudray Publisher: TOON Book ISBN-10: 1-9351-7996-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-9351-7996-2 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. Everyone loves […]
Fred Patten
January 30, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews
The Definitive Betty Boop: The Classic Comic Strip Collection Authors: Max Fleischer, Brian Walker Publisher: Titan Comics ISBN-10: 1-8485-6707-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-8485-6707-8 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade […]
Fred Patten
January 29, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews
Storm Front Author: Robert Conroy Publisher: Baen Books ISBN-10: 1-4767-8087-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8087-0 This is presumably the final novel of Robert Conroy, who died of cancer in December 2014. He was best-known for well-researched alternate-history science fiction: what if the Japanese had invaded Hawaii in World War II? What if Col. George Custer had brought Gatling […]
Fred Patten
January 25, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews
Oedipus: Trapped by Destiny Author: Yvan Pommaux [translated by Richard Kutner] Publisher: TOON Books ISBN-10: 1-9351-7995-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-9351-7995-5 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. This 48-page […]
Fred Patten
January 23, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews
The Real POOP on Pigeons! Author: Kevin McCloskey Publisher: TOON Books ISBN-10: 1-9351-7993-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-9351-7993-1 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. This 36-page book for first […]
Fred Patten
January 21, 2016
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Fred Patten Reviews Theodore Roberts & the Key to the Imaginary Door
Theodore Roberts & the Key to The Imaginary Door Author: J. R. Robinson Publisher: London Publishing/Outskirts Press ISBN-10: 0-5781-5413-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-5781-5413-8 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade […]
Fred Patten
August 18, 2015
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Fred Patten Reviews 1636: The Cardinal Virtues
1636: The Cardinal Virtues Authors: Eric Flint & Walter H. Hunt Publisher: Baen Books ISBN-10: 1-4767-8061-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8061-0 Eric Flint wrote the science-fiction novel “1632” in 2000. In it, a small modern West Virginia city is sent back in time and space by the mysterious “Ring of Fire” to 1631 [sic.] central Germany, arriving in […]
Gina Ruiz
August 16, 2015
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Fred Patten Reviews The Temple of Doubt
The Temple of Doubt Author: Anne Boles Levy Publisher: Sky Pony Press ISBN-10: 1-63220-427-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-63220-427-1 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. This 307-page novel introduces […]
Fred Patten
August 15, 2015
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Fred Patten Reviews Vixen
Vixen: A Nameless Detective Novel Author: Bill Pronzini Publisher: Forge; a Tom Doherty Associates Book ISBN-10: 0-7653-3568-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-3568-5 Bill Pronzini has been writing a roughly annual “Nameless Detective Novel”, narrated by his now-famous anonymous p.i., since 1971. This 44th makes this the longest-running private investigator series currently in print. The book’s personal subplot has […]
Fred Patten
August 14, 2015
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Fred Patten Reviews Woof
Woof Author: Spencer Quinn Publisher: Scholastic Press ISBN-10: 0-545-64331-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-545-64331-3 Spencer Quinn (real name: Peter Abrahams) started the New York Times-bestselling “Chet and Bernie” humorous mystery series for Atria Books in 2009, up to eight mostly-annual books currently. They are narrated by Chet, the canine partner of Bernie Little, the human half of the […]
Fred Patten
August 11, 2015
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Fred Patten Reviews The Empress Game
The Empress Game Author: Rhonda Mason Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1-7832-9524-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-7832-9524-1 Disclosure: A free copy of this book was furnished by the publisher for review, but providing a copy did not guarantee a review. This information is provided per the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission. “The Empress Game” is a taut space-opera […]
Fred Patten
August 10, 2015