Zhou Haohui, author of Death Notice, is referred to in the biography at the end of the novel as “one of the top three suspense authors in China today.” The statement leaves me puzzled. Perhaps something’s been lost in the translation from the Chinese to English, but it’s...
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It’s 2079. In the wake of World War III, the United States has elected an isolationist president and closed its borders. President Martha St. Tala advocates an extreme ideology grounded in positive thinking. “Discussing problems only made them more concrete and attracted more of the...
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Here you’ll find my lists of the top 10 historical novels as well as the top 10 mysteries & thrillers and top 10 science fiction novels of the decade from 2010 to 2019. I’ve reviewed them all here. The books are listed alphabetically by the authors’ last names within each category, and...
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Throughout most of the past millennium war has been largely a civilized affair fought by professional armies operating under established rules. With a few notable exceptions—the rape and pillage of the Mongol hordes in the thirteenth century, for example, and the mass conscription introduced in...
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What we know today as Scandinavian or Nordic noir originated in the 1960s in the ten-book Martin Beck novels written by the husband-and-wife team of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. These are classic police procedurals that treat the cops as human beings, without romantic embellishments. Both Left-Wing...
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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.