Lindsey Baum Is Missing

McCleary, WA–McCleary, with a population of 1,550, is a town where most residents feel comfortable allowing their children to play outside until dark. In a town that size, everybody knows everybody and there are very few secrets between neighbors. Needless to say, residents in that tiny town are in shock over the disappearance of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum. Lindsey was visiting a friend’s home FridayFriday reviews evening… her friend’s father, Scott Williams, said he asked Lindsey to go home before it got too dark. “She was here 10, 15 minutes, and then, you know, we said, ‘You should probably get going before it gets dark,’ and that was the last we heard of her,” he said. She was last seen at about 9:15 p.m., as she set off to walk the four blocks to her home…a 10-minute walk. Lindsey never made it home. [Read more...]

Review: Scarpetta – Bored To Tears

Many consider Patricia Cornwell to be the best of the best when it comes to crime writing. She is widely known for her novels featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, ME. I have to admit, I was once on the Scarpetta bandwagon. I devoured each and every book based on the character. Then it finally dawned on me that each book had the same story line, written over and over; Cornwell just invented a new name for the same cunning, vicious, and intelligent bad guy. And with each book, Scarpetta’s niece began to develop almost inhuman superpowers! Lucy is a jack-of-all-trades. She’s a whiz computer geek; she’s a millionaire; she can fly; she can shoot; she’s a spy; she’s a murderer. She was such a bad-ass, the FBI didn’t even want her. I don’t find her to be a believable character and I expect Lucy will be revealed to be an alien in some future novel. [Read more...]