by Jim Algie | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Features, My Writings, Personalities, Profiles
Editors are the goalkeepers of the publishing world, saving many a writer from making heinous mistakes but most of the time they are overlooked. This ode sings their praises. It’s also a requiem for a veteran editor named Paul Dorsey. During late October and...
by Jim Algie | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Press
David Kendall, the former creator and host of the MTV alt.rock show “120 Minutes,” gives the Phantom Lover collection of horror and noir a four-star review in the South China Morning Post, Asia’s biggest English-language daily, in its January 3, 2015...
by Jim Algie | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, My Reviews
In the bestselling mystery series by John Burdett, the Phuket-set entry, Vulture Peak, which deals with the gruesome organ trade, may be the most compelling and moving of the six novels. Review by Jim Algie. Starting with the brilliantly warped Bangkok 8, the series...
by Jim Algie | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Features, My Reviews
In The Book of the Most Precious Substance Sara Gran probes those grey areas between the mind, the libido and magic in a mystery about the world’s oldest obsession. Story by Jim Algie. Should every seemingly objective review begin with a totally subjective disclaimer?...
by Jim Algie | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Press, Stories
Steph Johnson gives Jim Algie’s short story collection The Phantom Lover two thumbs up on Thailand website. “People are a lot like snakes. They’re very fast and tricky, and you can never predict how harmless or dangerous they might turn out to be.”...
by Jim Algie | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Book Reviews
One good thing about the pandemic was catching up on classics like “Farewell, My Lovely” by Raymond Chandler. For a book published 80 years ago, it’s surprisingly fresh and prescient. FISTFUL OF RAYMOND CHANDLER In Chandler’s second Philip Marlowe PI...
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