Oline Cogdill
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Oline Cogdill
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Book critic, theater critic
Book review: Man, nature and murder collide in new series 'Wild Instinct' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/12/b...
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.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Book review: Looks can be deceiving in Palm Beach-based 'The Tutor' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/06/b...
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.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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...
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.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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...
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…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Book review: The Lincoln Lawyer is back in Michael Connelly’s engrossing 'The Proving Ground' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/15/b...
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.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in 'A Christmas Witness' is an early holiday gift www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/b...
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.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Book review: Return of detective Ian Rutledge in 'A Christmas Witness' is an early holiday gift www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/b...
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.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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...
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.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning '39 Steps' revels in wicked lampoon www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/t...
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 …
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October 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Theater review: New City Players’ rendition of award-winning 'The 39 Steps' revels in wicked lampoon www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/07/t...
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 …
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October 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Book review: Suspenseful 'The Bone Thief' delves into treatment of American Indian communities www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/30/b...
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.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Book review: 'Fog and Fury' about small beach town has realistic characters, brisk plot www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/24/b...
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.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Book review: 'All This Could Be Yours' calls out cult of celebrity, perils of social media www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/10/b...
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…
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September 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Book review: New 'Crooks' is both an epic crime tale & an intimate family story www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/04/b...
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.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Book review: 'Girl in the Green Dress' mystery weaves in real characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/26/b...
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.
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August 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Book reviews: Hopelessness and hope in 'Salt Bones'; 'Witch’s Orchard' unpacks small-town secrets www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/21/b...
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.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Is Lucille’s American Cafe in Weston closing ... or not? See what owners have to say www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/19/i...
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?
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August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Book reviews: 'Happy Wife' revels in rich women’s cliques, while ‘Felons’ Ball’ is all about family www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/13/b...
Book reviews: ‘Happy Wife’ revels in rich women’s cliques, while ‘Felons’ Ball’ is all about family
“Happy Wife” moves at a brisk pace, enhanced by the self-indulgent, gossipy characters. Meanwhile, “The Felons’ Ball” is a well-choreographed, entertaining story.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book review: 'Florida Palms' shows a fascinating part of the Sunshine State www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/07/b...
Book review: ‘Florida Palms’ shows a fascinating part of the Sunshine State
Award-winning poet Joe Pan confidently delivers an uncompromising look at the criminal underworld of Central Florida in his fiction debut.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Project Runway and reading
August 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM