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Michael Connelly’s The Black Box:Warming Up a Cold, Cold Case
Saturday, December 8th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Working on cold cases, Los Angeles Police Detective Harry Bosch is used to challenges. One case, however, has special significance for Harry because he was
The Lincoln Lawyer—In Defense of the Defense Attorney
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
My first journalism job out of college was covering the police beat for a mid-sized daily newspaper in Pennsylvania. Part of my routine was to
Michael Connelly’s The Reversal—Law and Disorder
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Michael Connelly used to be a police reporter for the Los Angeles Times and his experience covering crime gives his police dramas a gritty reality.
The Games Afoot—Mystery Writers Hand Out Edgars
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
For writers, winning an Edgar—named after perhaps the best known mystery writer ever, Edgar Allan Poe—is akin to winning an Oscar. While nabbing an Academy
Looking for a Good Mystery? Read What Writers Read
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Everyone loves a good mystery. The genre is one of the most popular and overflowing with choices. How do you decide which ones are worthy
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