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Oline Cogdill

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Book review: Tracy Clark delivers gripping police procedural with ‘Edge: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller’ Reviewer Oline H. Cogdill will be moderating a discussion with Tracy Clark as part of the Palm Beach County Library System’s Writers LIVE! program.

Book review: Tracy Clark delivers gripping police procedural with 'Edge: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller' www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/08/b...

08.01.2026 19:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I thought it was bad when I saw Valentine's Day items out yesterday

24.12.2025 16:33 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Author turns a delightfully poisoned pen toward the writing life in amusing ‘The Award’ This week, Oline H. Cogdill also reviews “Friends and Liars” by Kit Frick.

Book review: Author turns a delightfully poisoned pen toward the writing life in amusing ‘The Award’ www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/18/b...

21.12.2025 23:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The best mystery novels of 2025 2025 was another outstanding year for mystery novels, with standard favorites and debuting authors offering their stories. Here are writer Oline H. Cogdill’s favorites.

The best mystery novels of 2025 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/27/t...

21.12.2025 23:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: 14-year-old wants to be a hero in ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ Oline H. Cogdill also reviews “At Midnight Comes the Cry: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery” by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

Book review: 14-year-old wants to be a hero in 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/10/b...

16.12.2025 00:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: 14-year-old wants to be a hero in ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ Oline H. Cogdill also reviews “At Midnight Comes the Cry: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery” by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

Book review: 14-year-old wants to be a hero in 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/10/b...

12.12.2025 03:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Realistic plotting & solid police insight define ‘Silent Bones,’ a Karen Pirie novel Oline H. Cogdill also reviews “Watch Us Fall” by Christina Kovac, calling it an intriguing psychological thriller.

Book review: Realistic plotting & solid police insight define 'Silent Bones,' a Karen Pirie novel www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/04/b...

04.12.2025 21:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The best mystery novels of 2025 2025 was another outstanding year for mystery novels, with standard favorites and debuting authors offering their stories. Here are writer Oline H. Cogdill’s favorites.

The best mystery novels of 2025 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/27/t...

03.12.2025 02:32 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The best mystery novels of 2025 2025 was another outstanding year for mystery novels, with standard favorites and debuting authors offering their stories. Here are writer Oline H. Cogdill’s favorites.

The best mystery novels of 2025 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/27/t...

29.11.2025 03:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The best mystery novels of 2025 2025 was another outstanding year for mystery novels, with standard favorites and debuting authors offering their stories. Here are writer Oline H. Cogdill’s favorites.

The best mystery novels of 2025 www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/27/t...

27.11.2025 16:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Book review: ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ is action-packed crime tale & heartfelt family drama The Babs of Ron Currie’s unwieldly titled “The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne” is a lesson in contrasts — a fiercely loving, protective mother who is the ruthless head of a crime syndicate.…

Book review: ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ is action-packed crime tale & heartfelt family drama www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/b...

22.11.2025 17:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Man, nature and murder collide in new series ‘Wild Instinct’ Oline H. Cogdill reviews “Wild Instinct” by T. Jefferson Parker and “Murder at the Scottish Games” by Traci Hall.

Book review: Man, nature and murder collide in new series 'Wild Instinct' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/12/b...

16.11.2025 17:43 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Looks can be deceiving in Palm Beach-based ‘The Tutor’ We also review “Hollywood Kills: An Anthology,” edited by Adam Meyer and Alan Orloff.

Book review: Looks can be deceiving in Palm Beach-based 'The Tutor' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/06/b...

07.11.2025 03:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: ‘The Tin Men’ is a fitting tribute to late co-author & a new chapter for his son We also review “The Disclosure” by Emmy Award-winning reporter Mel Taylor, who covered South Florida for more than 20 years.

Book review: 'The Tin Men' is a fitting tribute to late co-author & a new chapter for his son www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/23/b...

31.10.2025 13:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: ‘The Vanishing Place’ uncovers a New Zealand spot so hidden that few can escape from it Deep in New Zealand’s bush is “The Vanishing Place,” a place so hidden that few people can escape from it and practically no one can find it, as Zoë Rankin so evocatively describes in her fascinati…

Book review: 'The Vanishing Place' uncovers a New Zealand spot so hidden that few can escape from it www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/28/b...

31.10.2025 13:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: The Lincoln Lawyer is back in Michael Connelly’s engrossing ‘The Proving Ground’ “The Proving Ground,” featuring Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller, moves briskly as devious attorneys, shadowy surveillance teams, witness intimidation and suspense fuel the plot.

Book review: The Lincoln Lawyer is back in Michael Connelly’s engrossing 'The Proving Ground' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/15/b...

15.10.2025 17:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in ‘A Christmas Witness’ is an early holiday gift “A Christmas Witness” works as a solid police procedural and an emotional homage to Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” according to mystery book writer Oline H. Cogdill.

Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in 'A Christmas Witness' is an early holiday gift www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/b...

14.10.2025 18:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in ‘A Christmas Witness’ is an early holiday gift “A Christmas Witness” works as a solid police procedural and an emotional homage to Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” according to mystery book writer Oline H. Cogdill.

Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in 'A Christmas Witness' is an early holiday gift www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/b...

14.10.2025 18:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Theater review: Slow Burn’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ at Broward Center is one show you don’t want to miss “Catch Me If You Can” follows the exploits of Frank Abagnale Jr., who fooled people across the country into believing he was a Pan Am pilot, doctor, secret service agent and lawyer.

Theater review: Slow Burn's 'Catch Me If You Can' at Broward Center is one show you don't want to miss www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/14/t...

14.10.2025 17:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning ’39 Steps’ revels in wicked lampoon Comic theater is a challenging adroit meld of wry humor, physical slapstick, verbal timing, invisible stagecraft and a devotion to maximizing the opportunities for unscripted bits of business. All …

Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning '39 Steps' revels in wicked lampoon www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/t...

09.10.2025 02:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning ‘The 39 Steps’ revels in wicked lampoon Comic theater is a challenging adroit meld of wry humor, physical slapstick, verbal timing, invisible stagecraft and a devotion to maximizing the opportunities for unscripted bits of business. All …

Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning 'The 39 Steps' revels in wicked lampoon www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 21:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Suspenseful ‘The Bone Thief’ delves into treatment of American Indian communities The author delivers a multi-layered plot that skillfully weaves history and culture into her novel, “The Bone Thief.” This should prove to be a long-running series.

Book review: Suspenseful 'The Bone Thief' delves into treatment of American Indian communities www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/30/b...

30.09.2025 23:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: ‘Fog and Fury’ about small beach town has realistic characters, brisk plot Plus, smart “Double Crossing Van Dine” anthology breaks all the rules of detective fiction.

Book review: 'Fog and Fury' about small beach town has realistic characters, brisk plot www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/24/b...

26.09.2025 00:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: Latest Doc Ford novel leaves Florida for the jungles of Honduras Randy Wayne White’s novels have fused a solid look at environmental concerns with adventure and well-placed action through his now iconic Doc Ford, a scientist with a secret background as a governm…

Book review: Latest Doc Ford novel leaves Florida for the jungles of Honduras www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/15/b...

22.09.2025 22:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book review: ‘All This Could Be Yours’ calls out cult of celebrity, perils of social media Fame can be double-edged. It can elicit admiration but also jealousy and even obsession veering into stalking. That’s the situation that bedevils the popular and appealing Tessa Calloway in Hank Ph…

Book review: 'All This Could Be Yours' calls out cult of celebrity, perils of social media www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/10/b...

10.09.2025 18:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: New ‘Crooks’ is both an epic crime tale & an intimate family story Author Lou Berney’s spare writing, akin to the late Elmore Leonard, quickly gets to the heart and soul of each character.

Book review: New 'Crooks' is both an epic crime tale & an intimate family story www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/04/b...

05.09.2025 09:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mississippi Blue 42 Racism, bribery, political corruption, and a disregard for players' well-being score thematic touchdowns in Mississippi Blue 42. Eli Cranor'

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29.08.2025 15:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book review: ‘Girl in the Green Dress’ mystery weaves in real characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald Also, outstanding ‘Crime Ink: Iconic’ anthology delivers stories about LGBTQ+ life.

Book review: 'Girl in the Green Dress' mystery weaves in real characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/26/b...

26.08.2025 23:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book reviews: Hopelessness and hope in ‘Salt Bones’; ‘Witch’s Orchard’ unpacks small-town secrets “Salt Bones” is about hopelessness and hope, while “Witch’s Orchard” unpacks small-town secrets.

Book reviews: Hopelessness and hope in 'Salt Bones'; 'Witch’s Orchard' unpacks small-town secrets www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/21/b...

25.08.2025 18:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Is Lucille’s American Cafe in Weston closing … or not? See what owners have to say Will there be a last-minute reprieve for the popular comfort-food institution that’s been serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999?

Is Lucille’s American Cafe in Weston closing ... or not? See what owners have to say www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/19/i...

19.08.2025 21:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0