When I read a book written by Cody McFadyen, I was grabbed by the throat and dragged across the pages. I didn’t want to put it down, couldn’t stop reading it. That doesn’t happen to me a lot anymore, so I was very pleased when his publicist sent me a hard back copy of his next novel to review. I am hoping it is as wonderful as the first. In case you haven’t read it, the name of the book is The Face of Death. Read it. It’s good.

So then, I started reading another book for a book review, an unedited proof copy of the book When You Went Away, a new book by Michael Barron, due to be released soon. I like this book. It’s good. While there’s a sad premise to it–lead character’s wife died and his daughter ran away, leaving him to raise an infant son by himself–it’s sort of a ‘feel good’ book. As much as I like it, it isn’t dragging me across the pages. Read the rest of this entry »

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