This week, we’re taking a look into the life of nationally recognized and highly respected book reviewer Oline Cogdill. Her mystery fiction reviews have appeared in more than 300 publications worldwide, including The Associated Press, Publishers Weekly and Mystery Scene Magazine. She’s also received a Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Oline Cogdill to talk about what it takes to review a book. With 30 years of experience, Cogdill shares the power and responsibility that comes with being a well-known book reviewer and discusses how she’s seen books change and diversify over the years. She also reveals how mystery authors like Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky and Marcia Muller impacted her life as a young book lover.
A South Florida resident herself, Cogdill discusses why there are so many new mysteries set in Florida and how this genre has helped us during our time in quarantine. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!
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The best mystery books of 2020 by Oline Cogdill: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/holidays/fl-et-best-mystery-fiction-2020-gallery-20201202-twplxj7v4bc43h4ogsntnxesby-photogallery.html
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Oline's TOP recommendations:
DIVERSITY
Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
Borrowed Time by Tracy Clark
Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien
Hollywood Ending by Kellye Garrett
They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall
Twisted at the Root by Ellen Hart
Judge Me When I'm Wrong by Cheryl Head
Royal Street Reveillon by Greg Herren
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
Sayonara Slam by Naomi Hirahara
VETERANS
The Blaze by Chad Dundas
Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
Little Falls by Elizabeth Lewes
The Wild One by Nick Petrie
Blind Fall by Christopher Rice
Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A Divided Loyalty by Charles Todd
FAMILY DRAMA
The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel
Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
The Swap by Robyn Harding
All the Broken People by Leah Konen
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood
The Hidden Things by Jamie Mason
DOGS
Suspect by Robert Crais
The Last Woman in the Forest by Marian Engström
Death in Bloodhound Red by Virginia Lanier
The Scent of Murder by Kylie Logan
A Borrowing of Bones by Paula Munier
Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima
The Kill Switch by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood
DEBUTS
The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge
Temper by Layne Fargo
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
The Widows by Jess Montgomery
The Nowhere by Childby Christian White
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
