Waking Up Dead by Nigel Williams is both a screamingly funny cozy mystery and startlingly strange ghost story asking the question: What would you do if you could bear witness to your own demise? (Available August 23, 2016) On the morning of Jessica Pearmain's ninety-ninth birthday, her eldest son—George, a retired bank manager aged sixty-five—wakes to…
Waking Up Dead by Nigel Williams is both a screamingly funny cozy mystery and startlingly strange ghost story asking the question: What would you do if you could bear witness to your own demise? (Available August 23, 2016) Retired bank manager George Pearmain is, apparently, dead. According to the behavior of everyone around him, it would…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. This week, channel your inner Swayze and travel to the otherside in Nigel Williams hilariously dark cozy mystery, Waking Up Dead.
Let There Be Linda by Rich Leder is a black comic thriller that tells the tall tale of estranged brothers Mike and Dan Miller (Available July 1, 2016). Estranged brothers Mike and Dan Miller—accountant and con-man talent agent respectively—are up to their necks in the virtual quicksand of LA's San Fernando Valley during the hottest…
After seemingly taking a break from his “unlikely, investigative duo” archetype with Iron Man 3, writer and director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) is at it again with the mystery thriller and crime comedy, The Nice Guys (scheduled for summer of 2016).
I love the mainstream, popular, and critically acclaimed films as much as the next person. The last thing I’d consider myself is a cinematic snob. But there are times when a truly amazing movie slips into—and out of—theaters without much buzz before fading into obscurity. So I’d like to bring a few of those gems…
Lesson: the coldest equation is Cake or Death, and simple math may not be enough if the cake’s chocolate. Hat tip School of Fail, and mmmm cake image worth killing for (with RECIPE for “Hello, Lover” chocolate cakes) via Just An Eater blog.
The Onion has been around long enough for it to be widely known for its parody news and for having its tongue firmly in its cheek. This week, after People magazine named Channing Tatum as its “Sexiest Man Alive,” The Onion made its own announcement, declaring Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, the Sexiest…
This has to be where Stephen King does his research, right? Swung around by the heels by a circus clown? Beware the circus, ladies and gents. There’s a reason for coulrophobia. Hat tip: Ye Olde News.
Yes, that final victory over your nemesis can feel hollow. From Lamebook. We LIKE.
