Library Journal articles from November 2004

Library Journal archives from November 2004

Reviews for sale: Why not just call it advertising?(editorial)
November 1, 2004... KIRKUS'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT HAS launched two new review services, both for a fee, drew the ire of book critics and many librarians--around the country. The cash-challenged publication, with a circulation under 3000, will now offer...

Can I quote you on that? Adventures in discussion lists on the Web.(blatant Berry)(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... "ONCE YOU LET SOMEONE READ IT, IT ISN'T YOURS anymore" My father said that one day when I complained about his heavy editing of a news story I wrote for the Logger Tidings, a weekly newspaper he published in Shasta County, CA. While I think his...

Porn problems.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... I found Francine Fialkoff's "Porn Star(s) in the Library?" (Editorial, LJ 10/1/04, p. 8) timely, especially her comments on the timidity of librarians in ordering sexually explicit material. Just yesterday 1 participated in a committee in our...

Online LIS evaluated.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... In "Don't Dis the LIS'Crisis,'" John Berry states that "ALA and its Committee on Accreditation owe the profession a close, deep examination of distance offerings, with their burgeoning enrollments" (Blatant Berry, LJ 10/1/04, p. 10). This is...

Librarian as machine.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... I agree with John Berry that the "rush to self-service... is robbing libraries" of human interactions ("Dehumanizing the Library," Blatant Berry, LJ 8/04, p. 10). Library administrators seem to accept the assumption that libraries are a...

To ponder futures.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... I loved Teresa L. Jacobsen's "The Class of 1988" (LJ 7/04, p. 38-41).... I'm going to add it to the syllabus for my Professional Development class, where the students write their portfolio statements and ponder their professional futures.......

Help libraries win.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2004... I'm a neophyte to the library world and was looking for a concise explanation of the purpose of Library Journal. After much searching I found it in the closing words of Francine Fialkoff's editorial "128 Years Young" (LJ 6/1/04, p. 10):"to...

Heard.(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... "What is especially troubling is that [Hennen's American Public Library] rating seems to be more geared to the [upscale] nature of the community than to the library which serves that community." --JAMES CASEY, DIRECTOR, OAK LAWN PUBLIC...

Google goes inside the book.(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Until last month, Google had always lacked one of the most important sources of content: the printed book. Now Google Print (print.google.com), like Amazon.com's "Search Inside the Book," enables users to browse book content, which is delivered...

Video mail for all?(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... "As modern access gives way to broadband--with its 'always on' capability--how will this emerging from of online access create even more intriguing [lifestyle] changes...?" --The Digital Future Report (www.digitalcenter.org), September 2004...

Rice to critics: ask for refund.(front desk)(Anne Rice)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Amazon.com's policy of allowing readers to post reviews of books might be a helpful feature for consumers, but for best-selling vampire author Anne Rice, it's been a pain in the neck. Rice was so outraged over the vitriolic response to her...

Top 5 total staff expenditures per capita.(front desk)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... TOP 5 Total Staff Expenditures Per Capita 1 District of Columbia $34.95 2 Ohio $33.71 3 New York $29.79 4 Connecticut $28.08 5 New Jersey $26.69 Average 50 States &...

$40m in E-rate funds suspended; delays caused as FCC requires new accounting standards; libraries may have to shift money as they wait for decisions.(LJ news)
November 1, 2004... On August 3, the not-for-profit Schools and Libraries Division (SLI)) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which runs the federal E-rate program, suspended the issuance of funding commitment letters, pending a move from...

LC: $15m digital preservation.(LJ news)(United States. Library of Congress)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Library of Congress (LC) has announced $15 million in awards to eight institutions and their partners to "identify, collect and preserve digital materials" within a nationwide infrastructure for "born digital" items. The awards under the...

Jittery patron in WA calls FBI.(LJ news)
November 1, 2004... note in Bin Laden bio prompts library records subpoena An effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to gain access to someone who wrote a questionable note in a library book has apparently gone nowhere. In June, a patron of the...

Centennial in Nashville.(LJ news)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Centennial in Nashville: The Nashville Public Library celebrated its first 100 years with the opening of the "100 Years, One Vision" exhibit and the premiere of a 30-minute film about the library's history....

Global copyright changes sought; librarians say WIPO leans too much toward conglomerates.(LJ news)(World Intellectual Property Organization)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... In late September, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) began meeting in Geneva, and a group of librarians and other copyright advocates charged that WIPO has focused too much on enforcing the rights of copyright conglomerates in...

Emory gets poetry collection.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... University of Virginia receives $5 million gift for renovation The libraries at Emory University. Atlanta, have received what is considered the largest poetry collection ever built by a private collector, some 60,000 books, as well as tens...

Random rallies: no book decline.(Industry News)
November 1, 2004... Stories depicting a drop in book sales and recent statistics illustrating the decline of literary reading would have you believe that books are imperiled. Random House chair Peter Olson and communications VP Stuart Applebaum recently visited...

Judge strikes down gag order.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... On September 29, U.S. District judge Victor Marrero struck down a statute--enacted in 1986 and amended several times, including in Section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act--that authorizes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue National...

Calendar.(LJ news)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... MARCH 2005 10-13--Alaska Library Assn., Barrow www.akla.org 22-24--Indiana Library Federation, Indianapolis www ilfonline.org 30-Apr. 1--Kansas Library Assn., Overland Park skyways.lib.ks.us/KLA 30-Apr. 1--New Mexico Library...

IMLS, CPB fund new projects.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation that allocates the federal investment in public broadcasting, have announced a new plan...

Clarification: DiMattia departure.(LJ news)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2004... The article regarding Susan DiMattia's departure from Library Hotline (where she was editor for 16 years) and Corporate Library Update (see News, LJ 10/1/04, p. 20) has prompted numerous questions and concerns on the part of newsletter readers....

LSSI signs 2d city outside Memphis.(LJ news)(Systems and Services, LLC)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Just as the suburban Memphis city of Germantown opted to establish an independent library and hire Library. Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI) to operate it (see News, LJ 8/04, p. 18), so, too, the city of Collierville has left the Memphis Shelby...

Indiana Univ. builds another info commons.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The information commons at Indiana University (IU), Bloomington, which was opened in 2003 in the Main Library, has proven so popular that university officials have decided to build another. If plans hold, IU'S second commons will launch in...

Ft. Worth Library loses $73K.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... An audit of the Fort Worth Public Library, TX, reportedly shows the facility coming up $72,751 short, and police air blaming the library's apparently casual approach to accounting and security. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,...

Library Business Alliance boosted.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Library Business Alliance (LBA), an American Library Association (ALA) effort to coordinate vendors to lobby Congress on behalf of libraries, gained a boost this year with the first-time participation of the American Association of...

New database for 19th-century libraries.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Thanks to librarians at Princeton University, those studying library history now have a powerful new tool: Database of American Libraries Before 1876 (www.princeton.edu/~davpro). Princeton librarians have created a database of 10,000 libraries...

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Kathy Bach has been appointed Manager, Symmes Township Branch, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County (PLC&HC). She had been Reference Librarian, Corryville Branch, PLC&HC. Julie McCoy is now Manager, West End Branch Library. She was...

University of North Carolina.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Beth Ellington is now Personnel and Planning Librarian, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNC-G). She is pursuing an MSIS and Ph.D. in Information & Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Scott Rice is now Networked In formation Services...

Glendale Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Lesa Holstine is the new Manager, Velma Teague Branch Library, Glendale Public Library, AZ. She was Manager, Rutenberg Branch Library. Lee County Library System, Fort Myers, FL.

Dorothy Liegl is taking over as South Dakota State Librarian, after serving as Assistant State Librarian since the 1980s.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Dorothy Liegl is taking over as South Dakota State Librarian, after serving as Assistant State Librarian since the 1980s. She replaces Suzanne Miller, who is now Minnesota State Librarian.

James Jeffrey.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... James Jeffrey, Collections Specialist for Genealogy, Denver Public Library, has received the 2004 Filby Award for Outstanding Genealogical Librarianship, named for the late P. William Filby, author and library director of-the Historical Society...

Chicago University Library.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Judith Nadler has been appointed Director, Chicago University Library succeeding Martin Runkle, who retired after nearly 25 years in the position. Nadler was Associate Director of the library.

San Mateo Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Kathleen "K.G." Ouye, City Librarian, San Mateo Public Library CA, will retire in December after 14 years in the position. She will continue as a part-time employee to oversee the completion of the new main library, opening in 2006.

McGill University.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Janine Schmidt is now Trenholme Director of Libraries, McGill University, Montreal, beginning February 1,2005. She was University Librarian, University of Queensland Library, Australia.

Yonkers Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Nancy C. Waters retired as Director of Communications, Yonkers Public Library, NY, effective November 1, after two years of service. Her career at the library spans 39 years in various positions.

Obituary.(people)(Anne Lipow)(Obituary)
November 1, 2004... Anne Lipow, Founder and Director, Library Solutions Institute and Press, Berkeley CA, died on September 9; she was 69. She had retired as Director of Instructional Services, University of California--Berkeley, in 1992 and became a full-time...

Thomson Gale introduces new platform for mega-searching; publisher's total content to be migrated by 2006, OpenURL added to Resource Centers.(infotech)
November 1, 2004... In what may be the start of an industry trend, Thomson Gale announced September 23 that it will merge all of its e content onto a single, newly developed platform that will allow users to search "the company's more than eight terabytes of...

Bowker buys OPAC enhancer; Syndetic Solutions will remain in Portland under Allan Graham.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... R.R. Bowker announced September 27 the acquisition of Syndetic Solutions, provider of data enrichment such as cover images, summaries, fiction profiles, biography profiles, author notes, first chapters, excerpts, tables of contents, and book...

ProQuest signs Spanish deal; will distribute five Spanish-language medical journals.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... ProQuest Information & Learning has signed an agreement with the Barcelona-based Ediciones Mayo Group for worldwide electronic distribution of five Spanish-language medical journals. According to ProQuest, the titles--Acta Pediatrica Espanola,...

PLs upgrading to horizon; four longtime customers opt to remain with Dynix vision.(Installations)(public libraries)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Dynix is keeping several more of its library customers in the family: Glendale Public Library (GPL), AZ, a decade-long customer, is upgrading from its existing Dynix solution to Horizon. Dynix is especially pleased with the decision, as the...

Tutor.com's Virtual Reference Express.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Tutor.com's Virtual Reference Express will be available at all 77 locations of ITT Technical Institutes in 30 states. The combination of software and professional reference staff will service the approximately 38,000 students enrolled in...

The Library Corporation has partnered with MediaLab Solutions to offer a new OPAC search product.(Online Public Access Catalogue)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Library Corporation has partnered with MediaLab Solutions to offer a new OPAC search product. AquaBrowser Library finds items using associations, stemming, or spelling alternatives and displays results as visual "overviews of areas of...

Big6 TurboTools is a new software package designed by University of Washington I-School dean Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Big6 TurboTools is a new software package designed by University of Washington I-School dean Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz. It guides students through problem-solving processes: task definition, information seeking, location and access, use...

Endeavor Information Systems' ENCompass for Resource Access.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Endeavor Information Systems' ENCompass for Resource Access, a customizable federated search service, has been adopted by several institutions, including Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, AR; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro;...

RUSA/ABC-CLIO create Online History Award; hopes high that prize will encourage development of e-resources.(infotech)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The History Section of the American Library Association's (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) division and reference publisher ABC-CLIO are jointly offering the Online History Award, to "acknowledge the importance of...

Book searching made easy.(E-Views And Reviews)
November 1, 2004... SURE, EVERYONE KNOWS EXACTLY what virtual reference is, don't they? Not necessarily. I hear the term applied to 24/7 chat, email reference, and real-time webinars. Is what constitutes virtual reference morphing, and, if so, how can we shape its...

Rethinking virtual reference.(Online Databases)
November 1, 2004... VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICES seem a natural extension of our digital collections and our emphasis on access to the library anytime, anywhere. If our patrons use the library from home, it makes sense to provide them with person-to-person online...

Technoplans vs. technolust: a well-thought-out technology plan can help libraries stay on course.(Infotech Feature)
November 1, 2004... We may know that technology is not an end in itself but a tool to help us meet our libraries' service goals, but that's easy to forget. After all, technology often sucks up huge amounts of attention, money, and staff resources. Our users, also...

Cashing in on service: entrepreneurial ventures make money and extend the library's mission.
November 1, 2004... When Salt Lake City began planning its new central library, Director Nancy Tessman and staff found the community wanted what Tessman calls "a more complete destination. "They wanted a coffee shop, a place where they could purchase supplies they...

Just another field? LIS programs can, and should, reclaim the education of academic librarians.(library and information studies)
November 1, 2004... To transform humanists with Ph.D.'s into academic librarians is the purpose of an initiative recently launched by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The equivalent of an apprenticeship, the program revolves postdoctoral...

Mind your own business.(Collection development / business reference)
November 1, 2004... Like any well-run company deciding on what products and services to offer, a good library should pay attention to customer demand when it is building its business reference collection. What kind of information do business patrons want? Most are...

Prepub alert.
November 1, 2004... FICTION AKUNIN, BORIS. The Turkish Gambit. Random. Mar. 2005. 224p. ISBN 1-4000-6050-8. $22.95. You never know where rising Russian spy Fandorin will be next. Here he's in Bulgaria, as Russia and the Ottoman Empire trade shots, trying...

Deadly real estate.(mystery)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Commercial real estate development--the destruction of old buildings and the clearing of wooded tracts for new construction--is a theme that increasingly pops up in mystery fiction. What developers might term the "highest and best use" of...

Myers, Amy. The Wickenham Murders.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... MYERS, AMY. The Wickenham Murders. Severn House. Nov. 2004. 233p. ISBN 0-7278-6116-6. $28.95. M Wheelchair-bound ex-cop Peter Marsh and his daughter. Georgia, investigate and write books about murder-related "unfinished business." The...

Balzo, Sandra. Uncommon Grounds.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... BALZO, SANDRA. Uncommon Grounds. Five Star: Gale. Nov. 2004. c.248p. ISBN 1-59414-195-9. $25.95. M Ex-publicist Maggy Thorsen's finances are threatened when someone murders one of her partners in a gourmet coffee shop on opening day After...

Froetschel, Susan. Interruptions.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... FROETSCHEL, SUSAN. Interruptions. Five Star: Gale. Nov. 2004. c.328p. ISBN 159414-191-G. $25.95. M Marcy James vociferously opposes a controversial proposed cross island road to Sitka, her Alaska home. When Gavan, her 12-year-old son, and...

Pearce, Michael. A Dead Man in Trieste.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... PEARCE, MICHAEL. A Dead Man in Trieste. Carroll & Graf. Nov. 2004. c.192p. ISBN 07867-1465-4. $23. M Several years prior to the onset of World War I, multilingual London Special Branch policeman Seymour searches the Adriatic port city of...

Crawford, Isis. A Catered Murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... CRAWFORD, ISIS. A Catered Murder. Kensington. Dec. 2004. 304p. ISSN 157566-710-X. $22. M Catering sisters Libby and Bernie Simmons (A Taste of Heaven) have landed the wedding reception of a dullish Estonian-American caviar millionaire and...

Royal, Priscilla J. Tyrant of the Mind.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... ROYAL, PRISCILLA J. Tyrant of the Mind. Poisoned Pen. Dec. 2004. c.262p. ISBN 1-59058-135-0. $24.95. M In this sequel to Wine of Violence, Sister Eleanor, Prioress of Tyndal, and Brother Thomas visit her father's Wynethorpe Castle on the...

Grabien, Deborah. The Famous Flower of Serving Men.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... GRABIEN, DEBORAH. The Famous Flower of Serving Men. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Nov. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 0-312-33387-0. $22.95. M Theater producer Penelope Wintercraft-Hawkes senses immediately that a London theater building bequeathed...

Koretsky, J. Lea. Domino.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... KORETSKY, J. LEA. Domino. Regent. Nov. 2004. c.238p. ISBN 1-59790-068-8. pap. $14.95. M U.S. Marshal Dalton Keys (The Eternity Look), who works in the and reaches of southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, cannot save friend and...

Mitchell, Kirk. Dance of the Thunder Dogs.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... MITCHELL, KIRK. Dance of the Thunder Dogs. Prime Crime: Berkley. Nov. 2004. c.368p. ISBN 0-425-19836-7. $24.95. M Emmett Quannah Parker (Sky Woman Falling), part-Comanche, part-white investigator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),...

Eglin, Anthony. The Blue Rose: an English Garden Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... EGLIN, ANTHONY. The Blue Rose: An English Garden Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Dec. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-32870-2. $23.95. M Architect Alex and gardener-wife Kate happily purchase an early 19th-century country cottage with an...

Beaton, M.C. The Deadly Dance: an Agatha Raisin Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... BEATON, M.C. The Deadly Dance: An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Nov. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 0-312-30436-6. $22.95. M Popular amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin at last opens her own detective agency, but her casework is pretty...

The Man Who Tried to Get Away.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... DONALDSON, STEPHEN R. The Man Who Tried To Get Away. Forge: Tor. Nov. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-7653-0205-5. $24.95. M PI Mick Axbrewder swerved off track when he accidentally killed the cop who was also his brother. Now he agrees to work...

A Mourning Wedding.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... DUNN, CAROLA. A Mourning Wedding: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Nov. 2004. c.272p. ISBN 0-312-32627-0. $23.95. M Daisy and her detective husband (Mistletoe and Murder) have been invited to a wedding at the estate of...

Fiffer, Sharon. Buried Stuff: a Jane Wheel Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... FIFFER, SHARON. Buried Stuff: A Jane Wheel Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's, Nov. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-31416-7. $23.95. M Antiques and collectibles Fanatic Jane Wheel (Wrong Stuff) decides to have a garage sale, but she's interrupted...

Fluke, Joanne. Sugar Cookie Murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... FLUKE, JOANNE. Sugar Cookie Murder. Kensington. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 0-7582-0681-X, $16. M Residents of little Lake Eden, MN, and Hannah Swensen's bakery prepare for a much-anticipated Christmas dinner party. Unfortunately, Hannah discovers...

Johnson, Dolores. Taking the Wrap: a Mandy Dyer Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... JOHNSON, DOLORES. Taking the Wrap: A Mandy Dyer Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Nov. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-312-32115-5. $23.95. M Dry-cleaning sleuth Mandy (A Dress To Die For) and friend Laura discover that someone has switched...

Prepub mystery.(mystery)
November 1, 2004... ANDREWS, RUSSELL. Midas. Mysterious. Mar. 2005. 352p. ISBN 0-89296-791-9. $24.95. Suicide bombings in glitzy East Hampton, NY, has local cop Justin Westwood discovering that murder is the motive and not all is as it seems. Best-selling...

Roberts, David. The More Deceived.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... ROBERTS, DAVID. The More Deceived. Carroll & Star. Nov. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-7867-1418-2. $25. M In 1937 England, series protagonist Lord Edward Corinth faces more peril than he knows. Already looking for information leaks in London, he...

Thornton, Betsy. Dead for the Winter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... THORNTON, BETSY. Dead for the Winter. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Nov. 2004. c.272p. ISBN 0-312-33319-6. $23.95. M When victim's advocate Chloe Newcomb (Ghost Town) meets her newest case assignment, the artist widow of a murder victim,...

Todd, Marilyn. Widow's Pique.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... TODD, MARILYN. Widow's Pique. Severn House. Nov. 2004. 280p. ISBN 0-7278-6117-4. $28.95. M The King of Histria, a land known for its vineyards and olive groves, invites wily Roman wine merchant Claudia (Second Act) to visit. She hopes for...

Schutz, Benjamin M. The Mongol Reply.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... SCHUTZ, BENJAMIN M. The Mongol Reply. Five Star: Gale. 2004. c.334p. ISBN 1-4101-0200-2. $25.95. M The award-winning author of the Leo Haggerty series (A Fistful of Empty) introduces new protagonist Morgan Reece, child psychologist....

Buckley, Fiona. The Siren Queen: an Ursula Blanchard Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... BUCKLEY, FIONA. The Siren Queen: An Ursula Blanchard Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court. Scribner. Dec. 2004. c.295p. ISBN 0-7432-3752-8. $24. M In this latest addition to an entertaining series (e.g., The Fugitive Queen), Ursula must...

Tremayne, Peter. Badger's Moon: a Mystery of Ancient Ireland.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... TREMAYNE, PETER. Badger's Moon: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Mar. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-32341-7. $23.95. M The ever-reliable Sister Fidelma (Whispers of the Dead) makes use of old-time superstition as she...

Gur, Batya. Bethlehem Road Murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... GUR, BATYA. Bethlehem Road Murder. HarperCollins. Dec. 2004. c.368p. ISBN 0-06-019573-8. $24.95. M In her fifth mystery (e.g., Murder on a Kibbutz) featuring Jerusalem PD Chief Superintendent Michael Ohayon and his squad of detectives,...

Hall, James W. Forests of the Night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... HALL, JAMES W. Forests of the Night. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Jan. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-312-27180-8. $24.95. M Police officer Charlotte Monroe has an eerie knack for reading people. She lives a happy, if imperfect, life with her defense...

Hillerman, Tony. Skeleton Man.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... HILLERMAN, TONY. Skeleton Man. HarperCollins. Dec. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-06-056344-3. $25.95. M What do an old airliner crash over the Grand Canyon, a cache of missing diamonds, and a lost inheritance have in common? They all tweak the...

Klensch, Elsa. Live at 10:00, Dead at 10:15: a Sonya Iverson Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... KLENSCH, ELSA. Live at 10:00, Dead at 10:15: A Sonya Iverson Novel. Forge: Tor. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-7653-0764-2. $21.95. M If she hadn't picked leather-handled letter openers as favors for the gala awards banquet that she organized,...

Kozak, Harley Jane. Dating Is Murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... * KOZAK, HARLEY JANE. Dating Is Murder. Doubleday. Mar. 2005. c.352p. ISBN 0-385-51034-9. $19.95. M Greeting-card artist Wollie Shelley is having a lousy time. Doc, the love of her life, has broken up with her and moved away; her friends...

Stark, Richard. Nobody Runs Forever.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... STARK, RICHARD. Nobody Runs Forever. Mysterious. Nov. 2004. c.295p. ISBN 0-89296-798-6. $23.95. M Parker, the career criminal protagonist in over 20 novels by Stark (a.k.a. Donald Westlake), is like John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, taking...