Category Archives: Reviews

Book Review: THE STORYTELLING ANIMAL

Posted on January 27, 2013 1:29 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  As both a nonfiction author and a bestselling novelist, I’ve pondered certain puzzles for decades. Why do people find certain ideologies and philosophies appealing, but not others? Why do we so often hold to our points of view dogmatically, … Continue reading →

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A Humbling Endorsement of HUNTER

Posted on January 24, 2013 12:16 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Recently, I received a private message from renowned author and writing teacher Randy Ingermanson, best known as author of the bestselling Writing Fiction for Dummies. After reading HUNTER, Randy graciously volunteered the following endorsement “blurb”: Hunter is a terrifically … Continue reading →

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FREE ebook edition of Edd Voss’s “RAMBLING”

Posted on April 24, 2012 3:27 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  ABSOLUTELY FREE, from Tuesday April 24 through Thursday April 26: my buddy Edd Voss’s charming short-story collecting RAMBLING is available as a free Kindle ebook. Highly recommended! I reviewed the book here, and I interviewed Edd here. If you … Continue reading →

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Interviews with Indies: Stephen England — Counterterrorism Thriller Author

Posted on December 16, 2011 8:54 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  I noticed Stephen England and his work pretty early during my own efforts to become an “indie” author. His Pandora’s Grave was attracting comment, and when I checked out his feisty online comments, I found that he sounded a … Continue reading →

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Book review: Larry Abrams’s THE PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTITIONER

Posted on December 11, 2011 6:55 am GMT+0000 by bidinotto

In an age of formula fiction, a novel with a fresh premise is an unexpected delight. The Philosophical Practitioner is such an original, witty, thought-provoking, and polished bit of writing that it’s hard to believe it is Larry Abrams’s debut … Continue reading →

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Book review: Edd Voss’s RAMBLING

Posted on December 9, 2011 8:49 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  The cover of Rambling — Edd Voss’s collection of thirteen beguiling short stories — uses such adjectives as “unique,” “heartwarming,” and “legendary” to describe his tales. Well, they are all that, and more. Mr. Voss is a cross-country truck … Continue reading →

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“The Gray Man” returns

Posted on October 6, 2011 5:57 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  Mark Greaney, a young author who made a big splash with his bullet-paced debut thriller The Gray Man a few years ago–which was followed by a sequel titled On Target–has just published the third in the series, Ballistic. I … Continue reading →

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The Best Thriller Writers — Ever (Part 2)

Posted on October 3, 2011 9:53 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  My list of seven “best thriller writers” in the previous post came with some important caveats—such as the fact that they’re really only “the best I’ve ever read,” and that I couldn’t possibly be familiar with all the great … Continue reading →

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The Best Thriller Writers — Ever (Part I)

Posted on September 26, 2011 10:29 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

  In a previous post, “My Moral Teachers Were Fictional Lawbreakers,” I discussed the seminal role that the fictional “vigilantes” of my youth played in my moral development. But their creators—the authors of thriller novels—played a formative role in my … Continue reading →

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A stunning review of “HUNTER”

Posted on September 21, 2011 2:10 pm GMT+0000 by bidinotto

Roger Donway, reviewing HUNTER for The Atlasphere, opens with the words: “I demand a sequel.” Then this: To say that HUNTER is a well-structured novel is an understatement…. There is nothing of philosophizing or pontificating or preaching in HUNTER. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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