Make room for a new series of crime thrillers by Berkeley author S. A. (Saul) Lelchuk. Save Me From Dangerous Men introduces Nikki Griffin, a badass private eye with a special distaste for violent men and a more than superficial resemblance to Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo)....
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In most first contact stories, human meets alien, and then something happens. Whether the aliens are evil or benign, the tale centers on whatever happens in their interaction. That’s not the case in Tomorrow’s Kin, the first volume in Nancy Kress’s engrossing Yesterday’s...
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Pick up a book about the Troubles in Ireland, and you’re likely to find a great deal about the Irish Republican Army and the atrocities Catholics committed. Chances are you’ll see less (at least here in the United States) about the violent actions of the Protestant Unionist forces. The...
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The fourteen Night Soldiers novels Alan Furst has written to date involve spies in Europe in the years leading up to and during World War II. They all take place on dry land—with one exception. In Dark Voyage, Furst takes us to sea on an old Dutch freighter pressed into service in the British war...
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Sam Hoffman grew into his work as a financial investigator specializing in the Arab world from childhood. His father had been a senior officer in the CIA with powerful connections throughout the Middle East and was still active as a private citizen. He “had grown up in Beirut, where his...
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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.