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Drugs and Prophecynew

Tucsonan Darrell James brings back Del Shannon for a Sonoran adventure.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
10-17-2012 |
Fiction
Critical Affectionnew

In his welcome debut, Rene S. Perez II tells stories about his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
08-16-2012 |
Books
Frankie MacFarlane is Back in a Gripping, Layered Whodunitnew

Fracture is Tucsonan Susan Cummins Miller's fifth Frankie MacFarlane mystery, and the scientist-turned-author is getting a handle on the genre.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
04-13-2011 |
Fiction
School Is Murdernew

So how does a reviewer who was a public-school teacher review a book by a novelist who was a public-school principal, and whose work is touted by other public-school folks she knows? Carefully? With correct grammar?...
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
08-23-2010 |
Unclassified
Tags: Gerry Hernbrode
Barbara Kingsolver Makes a Misstep as She Tries to Make Her Point in 'The Lacuna'new
Kingsolver has created a reserved, unassuming character in Harrison Shepherd. He's so unassuming, in fact, that he becomes a cipher. Kingsolver's trademark nuanced characterization is not well-served by this collaged point of view.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
11-11-2009 |
Fiction
'Putrefaction Live' Looks at Paradoxes on the Reznew
Warren Perkins' new novel is worthwhile for its authentic feel, although the plot development is a bit sketchy.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
10-15-2009 |
Fiction