According to Forbes, cash hidden in offshore banks is equivalent to at least ten percent of global GDP. And the best estimate for projected global GDP in 2019 is $88 trillion. So at least $8.8 trillion has been socked away in secret accounts in tax havens such as Switzerland, the Cayman Islands,...
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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis’s 1993 hit film, Bill Murray is caught in a time loop and repeatedly relives the same day over and over again. Blake Crouch’s disappointing new novel, Recursion, is a lot like that. But Dr. Helena Smith and Barry Sutton...
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Listed below are more than a dozen mysteries and thrillers set in Scotland. They include two historical courtroom dramas, one of them by Denise Mina and set in Glasgow; Peter May’s atmospheric Lewis Trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides Islands; and seven of the volumes in Ian Rankin’s outstanding...
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I have no idea what an “unquiet” history might be as promised in this book’s subtitle. But if you’ve picked up a copy of Library in hopes of reading a history of libraries through the ages, you’ll be disappointed. For example, although author Matthew Battles is...
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How many people have told you they really ought to write a book? Since I’ve written books, I hear it a lot. Far too many times, in fact. Because, take my word for it, most people really should not write books. And The Third Coincidence by David Bishop is a case in point. The novel begins...
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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.