The Blue-Haired Bombshell, by John Zakour
Reviewed by Joshua Palmatier

Publisher:DAW
Year Published: 2009

The Blue-Haired Bombshell is the fifth book in the Zachary Nixon Johnson series from John Zakour. I really like the main character in this series, and I like the humorous and over-the-top riff on detective noir fiction with all of the SF elements mixed in.
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Directed by David Slade
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Rating: (2.5/5):

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Starring Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue, Cung Le
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Rating (2.5/5):

Have I mentioned how much I like streaming Netflix movies over my Wii? I honestly think stream-on-demand is the future of home TV/movie entertainment. The only question is how long it will take movie companies to figure it out.


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Directed by Nimród Antal
Review by Dave Felts
Rating (2.5/5):

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