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This week, the Silver Screen Library has reviews of a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel from actor/writer Edward Burns, A Kid from Marlboro Road, as well as the latest horror anthology from editor Ellen Datlow, appropriately named Fears. We also look at George A. Romero's last work (co-written by Daniel Kraus), Pay the Piper, a departure from the zombie genre that looks at horror deep in the Louisiana Bayou, and Fatal Intrusion. a cutting-edge serial killer thriller by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado.
In our Classic Mysteries section, we have two mysteries featuring murders committed inside a Broadway theater. First, we review Frances and Richard Lockridge's Death on the Aisle, featuring Mr. and Mrs. North. Then we have the first Ellery Queen novel, The Roman Hat Mystery.
A KID FROM MARLBORO ROAD
B+
A 12-year-old boy from a 1980 Irish-American Long Island family learns about life.
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FEARS
C+
21 stories of non-supernatural horror in the latest anthology from an acclaimed editor.
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PAY THE PIPER
C+
A mysterious evil entity deep in the Louisiana Bayou threatens a small community.
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FATAL INTRUSION
B+
A highly unusual pair of top-notch investigators are on the trail of a clever serial killer.
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TECHNICAL SLIP
B
A collection of classic science fiction tales from one of the 20th century's best genre authors.
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AI: ARTIFICIAL INCOMPETENCE
B
Robotic devices develop human emotions and behave in all sorts of bizarre ways.
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THE LOST COAST
B+
A PI uncovers a decades-long land scam deep in the northern California mountains.
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THE STORY COLLECTOR
B
A woman discovers a century-old journal about a teenage girl investigating fairy sightings in Ireland.
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SHADES OF MERCY
B-
A rural Nevada sheriff tangles with a Mexican cartel and Chinese spies.
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THE BITTER PAST
B+
A rural Nevada sheriff investigates a modern-day murder tied to a 1950s Soviet sleeper agent.
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AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER
B-
Zack Mayo's final mission as a naval aviator is training his headstrong daughter to follow in his footsteps.
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THE WRAITH ASSASSIN
A-
Ludo Carstairs takes on a shape-shifting hitman who can assume the appearance of anyone at any time.
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CLETE
B
James Lee Burke's 24th Dave Robicheaux novel has a twist; the main character and narrator is Dave's best friend, Clete Purcel.
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HARBOR LIGHTS
B-
James Lee Burke's first short story collection in 15 years features many of his favorite characters.
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SOMEONE SAW SOMETHING
B-
A network news anchor searches for her missing six-year-old son.
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IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME
B+
An ex-boyfriend and a deputy sheriff search for a woman who's been missing for five years.
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HATE HOUSE
B
A private investigator gets more than she bargained for in a weird house on a deserted island.
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THINK TWICE
A
Myron Bolitar searches for a former client who's been declared legally dead.
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PHANTOM ORBIT
C+
Chinese scientists may have found a way to sabotage America's GPS system.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
THE LAST DECADE OF CINEMA
B
An in-depth examination of 25 of the best movies in the 1990s and what made them great.
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HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE
B+
A cursed movie camera brings death to the people it films on a horror movie set.
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BRUCE WILLIS
B+
An appreciation of the actor's career and films from a national film critic.
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I SAW THEM STANDING THERE
B
An original Beatles fan recounts her 60 years of experiences with the group since their Ed Sullivan appearance.
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STARRING JOAN CRAWFORD
C+
A look at Joan Crawford's life and times through an analysis of her films.
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DANCING ON THE EDGE
B
Russ Tamblyn looks back at his life and 80-year career in show business.
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CLASSIC MYSTERIES
DEATH ON THE AISLE
C
Mr. and Mrs. North get involved with a murder during a dress rehearsal of a Broadway show.
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THE ROMAN HAT MYSTERY
C+
Ellery Queen investigates a murder committed inside a crowded Broadway theater.
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CABARET MACABRE
B
Conjuror Joseph Spector solves two impossible murders at a wealthy judge's country estate.
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CLOSE TO DEATH
A
Detective Hawthorne investigates a crossbow murder in an exclusive gated community.
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THE GREAT MISTAKE
B
A young woman tries to solve multiple murders in an elite community.
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THE CASE OF THE ROLLING BONES
B+
Perry Mason defends a wealthy man accused of killing his former gold-mining partner.
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