All Blog Posts Tagged 'preston' (4)

Interview with Mar Preston, author of RIP-OFF

Mar Preston is the author of two mystery novels set in Santa Monica, California, featuring Detective Dave Mason of the Santa Monica Police Department. His girlfriend is a community activist, liberal in bent, which clashes…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on June 27, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Book Review: Rip-Off by Mar Preston

A burglar is found dead in an upscale condo in the beautiful beach city of Santa Monica. The murder seems to be linked to a series of high-tech murders that have been taking place in the area. Dave Mason of the Santa Monica Police department is called to the case. Soon, he suspects that the Chechens are connected to…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on June 18, 2012 at 12:08pm — No Comments

OPERATION eBOOK DROP

A few years ago Ed Patterson, a Smashwords author and US Army vet, began Operation eBook Drop as a way to distribute ebooks from indie writers to troops stationed overseas. Read all about it over at the… Continue

Added by Jason Jack Miller on April 27, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Book review: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

(out of 5 stars)

Year published: 1994

Category: nonfiction thriller; science thriller; medical thriller

Tech rating (out of 5):

SUMMARY {from the back cover}:

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret… Continue

Added by DrAmyR on February 10, 2011 at 2:08pm — No Comments