Many authors of mystery and suspense fiction write with a light hand, speeding their stories along with breezy dialogue and only sketchy scene-setting. Jason Matthews is different, and the three books of the Red Sparrow Trilogy prove it. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In all three stories,...
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Here are more than two dozen good books about the Holocaust plus four others that help explain how the Holocaust came about and proceeded without meaningful opposition for so long. They include both fiction and nonfiction. Within each of the two categories below I’ve listed the books in...
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Dumb criminals populate some of the funniest novels ever written. Jimmy Breslin’s 1969 bestseller, The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, became a film two years later starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Orbach. Many of Elmore Leonard’s books feature criminals who give new meaning...
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For the past two years I’ve been hooked on the series. Komarr is the 11th book among the 16 that have been published so far. And, even though some of the earlier novels have also been exceptionally good, Komarr is in my opinion the best book in the Vorkosigan Saga. The best book in the...
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Holocaust memories continue to haunt millions of Jews worldwide. For many, like myself, this is true even if we have no family connection to those who perished. But in my case the words “Holocaust” and “Auschwitz” have special resonance. As a young man in 1965, I visited...
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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.