Take a wild ride to early 18th-century England. You’ll meet a famous Jewish boxer, the men behind the South Sea Bubble, and the world’s first modern crime lord. Welcome to David Liss’ carefully constructed account of A Conspiracy of Paper. The book won the Edgar Award for Best...
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Since the early 1980s, Timothy Hallinan has divided his time between Southern California and Thailand. One of his three series of mystery novels is set in Bangkok, the second in Los Angeles. A later series featuring a professional burglar named Junior (That’s-His-Real-Name) Bender is...
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Recent news reports suggest that a North Korean nuclear attack is distinctly within the realm of possibility. And this new novel makes clear how it might actually happen. I grew up under the shadow of the nuclear umbrella. And, no, I wasn’t the least bit reassured that that umbrella was...
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Israeli corruption is at the core of this murder mystery set in the West Bank. I first became aware of the world around me when Harry Truman recognized the newly independent State of Israel 70 years ago. Practically all my life, then, I’ve known what it is to be Jewish and find myself...
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Christopher Buckley is best known as the author of bestselling political satire such as Thank You for Smoking and They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? But he has written a great deal else. He coauthored God Is My Broker: A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7½ Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth (1998),...
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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.