Jon's Latest Blogs
Feb.13.2012 - 5:39 pm
I see I haven't checked in here in more than three years. Could it be I'm not cut out to be a blogger? Since I last communicated, I've cut back on my reviewing...
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Nov.22.2008 - 10:48 am
My model as a mystery critic was Anthony Boucher, the New York Times Book Review "Criminals at Large" columnist who was equally prominent in the mystery and science...
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Nov.06.2008 - 4:55 pm
Self-promotion is very difficult for me. Just doesn't come naturally. While it's true I was once compared to Shakespeare by the New York Times, I am far too self-effacing to...
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About Jon
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, where my father was stationed during World War II as an Army chaplain. My mother was from Washington State, my father from Illinois, but I have lived all my life since the start of school in California. My parents were both...