Hard upon a blog post concerning my new book, Blood on Their Hands, I’m putting that aside momentarily for something else that is – well,...

For much of my life, I thoroughly enjoyed going to the movies. Unattached the last 20-plus years, however, my trips to the movie theaters...

You may think at first that the tirade I’m embarking on has nothing to do with books, but please be patient; I’ll get there. Last week, I...

Mark Herman today In my last newsletter (http://bobbrinkwriter.com/all-categories/9645/), I broke the news that the main character in my...

Mark Herman today A big new development has just occurred in the murder case that my novel MURDER IN PALM BEACH: The Homicide That Never...

The holidays are over, but winter sure as heck isn’t. With the shopping and celebrating done, and the cold weather (even down here in...

If you have any interest in national politics, I think you’ll find Mark Spivak’s political thriller, The American American Crusade...

Dear Friends, And y’all are mah friends, be you from the South where I am (well, Florida) or, as Woody Guthrie would have it, from the...

The Breakers hotel, Palm Beach Tribalism and elitism go hand-in-hand. As the rich get richer, to the point where 1 percent of the...

Curtis and Marjorie Chillingworth Judge Curtis E. Chillingworth The most sensational, lurid crime in the history of Florida occurred in...

George Orwell At a point near the end of The Blue Rat, an extraordinary novel by Michael Hartnett, I was transported back many decades to...

In New Smyrna Beach, Fla., the century began on a high note that has been celebrated every year. We speak of the Jazz Festival in late...

Folks, in case you weren’t watching, this country is in deep trouble. I’m shelving the world of books for the moment to talk about a...

The Donald is hurt. An idea he floated was labeled “absurd” by the prime minister of a tiny European nation. Denmark. President Trump...

If you’re a techie, you’ll love The Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell. If you’re a technophobe, not so much. The book is one of a...

On Friday (Aug. 2), your faithful scribe completed a two-week project that consumed him intellectually and emotionally to the point where...

Mark Twain When one ponders the state of the bookstore industry, a famous line attributed to Mark Twain comes to mind: “The report of my...

Tim Dorsey Tim Dorsey is insane. He’s certifiable. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after reading Triggerfish Twist. Actually,...

Spring is about to, well, spring. I don’t know about you, but I’m doing cartwheels – and, for good measure, handsprings. Not really. Used...

Jonathan Franzen If you’re looking for a shoot-’em-up, graphically violent novel with car chases, explosions, murders and torn bodies,...