The HBO drama We Own This City has just concluded online as I write this review. The show is a deeply-researched portrayal of a federal investigation into a special unit in the Baltimore Police Department called the Gun Trace Task Force. The unit served for years as a front for blatant criminal...
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Sometimes it’s hard to tell why any Hollywood producer would adapt a novel to film. Usually, however, it’s perfectly clear what the attraction is. And that is most certainly the case with the classic science fiction thriller, Logan’s Run. Authors William F. Nolan and George...
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Scholars of medieval history seem to be unanimous in their conclusion that the Middle Ages were, in no way, the “Dark Ages.” Most of the stereotypes that abound in popular views of the era are poorly grounded in reality, if at all. But leave it to two young medieval historians to write...
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What we’ve got here is an effort to launch a new Australian private eye series. Fair enough. It’s set in Sydney in 1946. Billie Walker is now the proprietor of B. Walker Private Inquiries, established by her late father. Billie had reported from Europe during World War II. She married...
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In her impressive debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, Canadian-American journalist Vauhini Vara probes the heart of the capitalist system with a cold-eyed look at its central premise, the cult of perpetual growth. The eponymous King Rao has “left this world as the most influential person...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.