{"id":1071,"date":"2018-12-31T15:31:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2018-12-31T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:31:09","slug":"texas-reads-archiveglenn-dromgoole-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1071","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

9.24.2017\u00a0\u00a0 Two new thrillers from Texas authors<\/h1>\n

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<\/a><\/span><\/span>Blame: Jane Norton and David Hall grew up next door to each other. <\/span>As kids they collaborated to create a graphic superhero called Liv Danger. Their mothers and fathers were best friends, until Jane\u2019s father died suddenly three years ago.<\/p>\n

And then the fatal car accident took David\u2019s life and left Jane, the driver, with no memory of the wreck or anything else from the past three years. As she lay in a coma, rumors spread that Jane may have been trying to kill herself and David was just an innocent victim. Wasn\u2019t there a suicide note?<\/p>\n

Best-selling Austin mystery author Jeff Abbott<\/span> spins a captivating tale in his seventeenth novel, Blame<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Grand Central Publishing, $26 hardcover).<\/p>\n

Two years after the accident, Jane seeks to find the truth, even if it means that she is to blame for the death of her lifelong friend. But finding the truth may mean delving into deeply hidden family secrets. And how does Liv Danger figure into the story, and why do bad things seem to be happening to others connected with the accident?<\/p>\n

Abbott evidently likes one-word titles. His novels include Panic, Fear, Collision, Adrenaline,<\/span> and Downfall<\/span>. Blame<\/span> is a PG-13 type of novel, a thriller that can be recommended to all ages.<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/span><\/span>The Dime:<\/span> Dallas author Kathleen Kent<\/span> has launched a new mystery series with her police thriller, The Dime<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Little, Brown, $26 hardcover).<\/p>\n

This one isn\u2019t for the faint of heart or those who are offended by strong language or grisly violence. I finished it late one evening and didn\u2019t sleep well, it was so intense.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a page-turner, that\u2019s for sure, featuring tall, tough, red-haired Dallas Police narcotics detective Betty Rhyzyk (I have no idea how to pronounce that, but I would guess RYE-zik), who has a girlfriend lover. They\u2019ve just moved to Dallas from Brooklyn, where Rhyzyk has honed her detective skills under the tutelage of her police sergeant uncle. It\u2019s not clear in the book why she decides to move to Dallas; she doesn\u2019t seem to like Texas very much.<\/p>\n

A narcotics bust blows up, and soon bodies (and heads) are stacking up. Rhyzyk and another detective drive to East Texas to investigate a lead, and that\u2019s where things go from bad to worse. Much worse.<\/p>\n

Kent is the author of three other novels, including a western set in Texas, The Outcasts.<\/span> Check her web site, kathleenkent.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>, for more information.<\/p>\n

Glenn Dromgoole\u2019s<\/span> latest book is West Texas Stories<\/span><\/a><\/span>Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n

>> Read his past Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Literary Life here.<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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