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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

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

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