http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:06:14 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/10/210614.php Chris BlancA lot more like TV than previous effort, but it lets his true talent for tale-telling shine over his struggles with format.<br/> Michael Connelly combines two genres of detective fiction in The Overlook and for the first time in his career, trims his text to match his audience. In doing so, he finds his ideal format, and while the mystery he spins is obvious, the formula is so approachable that it is sure to succeed.Murder mysteries come in several varieties. The soft or... Books74589@blogcritics.org Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:06:14 EDT