Tag Archives: Elizabeth George

Hail, queen of psychological thrillers

Posted on January 19, 2015 by ginachoward

To say that Ruth Rendell writes thrillers is to say that Alfred Hitchcock directed scary movies. It is the most under of understatements. Like Hitchcock, Ruth Rendell gets inside the skins of her disturbed characters. We, the readers, learn to … Continue reading →

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What a character

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ginachoward

I had a crush on Sherlock Holmes. Not the TV or movie actors with their pale interpretations of the great detective, but the man Arthur Conan Doyle revealed in the red linen-bound 1927 volume of The Complete Sherlock Holmes I … Continue reading →

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Learn from the best

Posted on July 29, 2013 by ginachoward

I love to read, but I just don’t have time. My frazzled friends and I myself repeat this chorus. For me, reading is a guilty pleasure, something I try to sneak in when I’m not doing all the “musts.” But … Continue reading →

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