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Sudden Reversal – Naturally
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,...
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Mar 28, 20202 min read
Coming Attraction
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...
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Mar 17, 20204 min read
A Novel Idea
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...
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Feb 28, 20202 min read
Fund-amentals of Rape Prevention
Mark Herman today In my last newsletter (http://bobbrinkwriter.com/all-categories/9645/), I broke the news that the main character in my...
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Feb 3, 20203 min read
Murder Redux
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...
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Jan 7, 20201 min read
Book It!
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...
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Jan 3, 20203 min read
A Novel Look at 9/11, Iraq
If you have any interest in national politics, I think you’ll find Mark Spivak’s political thriller, The American American Crusade...
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Dec 17, 20199 min read
My 2019 Christmas/Hanukkah Letter
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...
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Nov 16, 20196 min read
Metamorphosis
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...
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Nov 1, 20195 min read
Historical, Heinous Crime Resurrected
Curtis and Marjorie Chillingworth Judge Curtis E. Chillingworth The most sensational, lurid crime in the history of Florida occurred in...
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Oct 20, 20195 min read
Tales of Ratman
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...
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Oct 2, 20193 min read
All That Jazz
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...
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Sep 21, 20194 min read
Is Our Democracy Doomed?
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...
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Aug 22, 20194 min read
The Green New Deal
The Donald is hurt. An idea he floated was labeled “absurd” by the prime minister of a tiny European nation. Denmark. President Trump...
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Aug 17, 20193 min read
Just the Facts, Ma’am
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...
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Aug 5, 20199 min read
The Impeachment Imperative
On Friday (Aug. 2), your faithful scribe completed a two-week project that consumed him intellectually and emotionally to the point where...
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Jun 9, 20194 min read
Book Nooks
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...
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Apr 26, 20194 min read
Deliciously Demented Dorsey
Tim Dorsey Tim Dorsey is insane. He’s certifiable. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after reading Triggerfish Twist. Actually,...
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Mar 12, 20192 min read
A Head Start on Spring
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...
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Mar 11, 20193 min read
A Franzen Family Affair
Jonathan Franzen If you’re looking for a shoot-’em-up, graphically violent novel with car chases, explosions, murders and torn bodies,...
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