Triple Threat Purity in Death by J. D. Robb Penquin Group USA, 2002, 368 pp, $7.98 Origin in Death by J. D. Robb Penquin Group USA, 2006, 384 pp, $7.98 Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb Penquin Group USA, 2010, 368 pp, $7.98 Science fiction is not precisely a closed shop, but it does closely resemble a club. Newcomers are measured by how well they adhere to certain conventions. On the one hand, readers cherish novelty, the “what if” factor and the “gee whiz” moment. We love to be dazzled. On the other hand, we tend to be a…
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A Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio
Cozy Ghosts A Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio by Nellie Kampmann Haunted America, Charleston, SC, 2011 112 pp, $19.99 Review by Sarah Stegall “Even for ghosts, there’s no place like home.” — Nellie Kampmann I don’t believe in ghosts, but then I don’t believe in dragons, either. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a good ghost story or The Hobbit. Even the most rational person can get a thrill out of a juicy ghost story told around a campfire deep in the woods, or in front of a fire on a winter evening. Now, just in time for Halloween, comes a…