Articles written by Carol Thomas

Bouchercon 2009 closed October 17 with its announcement of this year's Anthony Awards. Connelly, Larsson, Hyzy, Chercover and Grabenstein won top fiction prizes.

Oct 18, 2009 - Carol Thomas

A Plague of Secrets is a solid crime novel that fails to meet Lescroart's criteria of having a human theme that exceeds the crime theme and an effective surprise ending.

Jul 15, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Lescroart's use of an ensemble cast in his Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky series lets characters Wes Ferrell, Amy Wu, Wyatt Hunt, and Gina Roarke also gain featured roles.

Jul 14, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Although the basic plot structure of the Stephanie Plum series has not changed since its beginning in 1994, readers continue to find comfort in its familiarity.

Jul 10, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Evanovich changes the characterization of her series heroine, Stephanie Plum, by presenting her as a highly competent detective rather than as a delightful ditz.

Jul 10, 2009 - Carol Thomas

The Firefox extension, Twitbin, lets users connect to Twitter accounts, view public and private messages, and send and receive messages - all from the Firefox sidebar.

Jul 6, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Despite many new features available in all four editions of Windows 7, some features remain unique to specific versions, a fact to consider when buying this software.

Jul 5, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Microsoft offers current Windows users a limited opportunity to upgrade to the Home Premium and Professional editions of its new Windows 7 operating system at half price.

Jul 5, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Jack McEvoy, the protagonist of The Poet, returns in The Scarecrow to find the Internet threatening his job and his life in a novel inspired by the decline of newspapers.

Jul 3, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Designed to prevent the extinction of both endangered and threatened animals and plants, this historic law has gained new support from the Obama administration.

Jul 2, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Flavia de Luce, 11-year-old expert on poisons, uses her detective skills to clear her father from suspicion of the murder of a childhood schoolmate.

Jun 2, 2009 - Carol Thomas

SiteBuilder web authoring software used by Yahoo! Web Hosting subscribers provides an effective tool for website design despite the absence of some valuable features.

May 17, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Yahoo!'s announced closure of its free website host Geocities creates problems for subscribers needing to move websites and for archivists wanting to retain data.

May 17, 2009 - Carol Thomas

On leave from her position as a National Park Service ranger, Anna Pigeon travels to Big Bend National Park, where she encounters death, birth and political power.

May 6, 2009 - Carol Thomas

By employing a friendship theme to highlight Eve Dallas' emotional growth, Nora Roberts again uses her J.D. Robb In Death series to develop her central character.

Apr 21, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Business owners can avoid many expenses involved in physical expansion and staffing with the assistance of virtual office service providers.

Apr 21, 2009 - Carol Thomas

In her In Death series, Nora Roberts, as J.D. Robb, reverses the practice of other mystery writers by turning to the series format for extended character development.

Apr 19, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Romantic suspense combines the romance novel's character emphasis and the mystery novel's plot development with the positive ending that is expected in both genres.

Apr 16, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Evaluating The Messenger requires accepting it as a paranormal romance rather than focusing on its differences from Jan Burke's previous detective novels.

Apr 14, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Through her development of the character of Cassandra Fallows, memoir writer, Laura Lippman explores the responsibility writers hold for the content of their work.

Apr 10, 2009 - Carol Thomas

By enlarging the roles of True Detectives' characters Moses Reed and Aaron Fox, Jonathan Kellerman has created the second spinoff from his Alex Delaware mystery series.

Apr 9, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Whether Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon is categorized as a cozy mystery or as a paranormal mystery influences the results of the readers advisory process, genreflecting.

Apr 3, 2009 - Carol Thomas

N.M. Kelby's new mystery combines comedy and tragedy as her eccentric characters encounter love and death under the Florida sun.

Mar 29, 2009 - Carol Thomas