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Why Does this Martha’s Vineyard Audio Book Not Work?

Martha's Vineyard
Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard

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Audio Book : The Caretaker
Audio Book : The Caretaker

  Destination: Martha’s Vineyard, Boston and the India-Pakistan border

Audio Book: The Caretaker by A. X. Ahmad (NEW Published May 2013 by Minataur Books and on CD by MacMillan Audio)

 

I visited Martha’s Vinyard briefly during a trip to Boston. We found it charming and so I was delighted to receive from MacMillian Audio CDs of The Caretaker for review. The Caretaker takes place mostly in Martha’s Vineyard.  As you know if you’ve read much here, I think mystery books generally make good guides for a traveler, since the mystery writer must pay attention to details of locale. Continue reading Why Does this Martha’s Vineyard Audio Book Not Work?

Photo Essay: Sightseeing Amongst The Dead

TRAVEL PHOTO THURSDAY

Just to check to see if my own travel fascination follows the path of Making An Exit, the book I discussed yesterday, I dug through my photos to see  what mementos I could find.  It turns out that I seem to have a lively interest in visiting the dead. Funerary sculptures, memorials, cemeteries and souvenirs from many places around the world.

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10 Plus Scary Reads for Halloween

Every Childs Nightmare

Scary Reads?  Not all of the mystery novels I have reviewed are about a place as creepy as Cora Harrison’s Burren of Ireland ()or Martin Cruz Smith’s  Wolves Eat Dogs (♥♥♥♥). I’m wrapping up the two weeks of scary things and mystery novels with a list of some of the reader-preferred mysteries, with hearts to denote how fast they’ll make your heart beat. Continue reading 10 Plus Scary Reads for Halloween