One of the virtues of well-written science fiction is its ability to cast us out of the present into a strange new world. If the author has been skillful, we suspend disbelief. The story carries us on a wave of wonder. In the end, we sometimes understand ourselves and the world we live in a little...
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An ancient artifact attracts a lot of attention in this delightful Virgil Flowers novel. The lot of the thriller writer is challenging. If you’re writing an ongoing series, how do you keep creating fresh new stories that readers will find engaging? Take, for example, Virgil Flowers of the...
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Alex Berenson’s first John Wells novel, The Faithful Spy, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was a #1 New York Times bestseller. For more than a decade, he was a reporter for the Times, but Berrenson has been writing the John Wells spy series full-time since 2010. His work reflects the...
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The secret military history of the Internet comes to light in a powerful new book. It’s well known that the Internet was birthed by the Pentagon. Originally called the ARPANET, the name reflected its origin in the military’s Advanced Research Projects Agency created late in the...
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After the Good Friday Agreement in 1999 among the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the political parties of Northern Ireland, the people of Belfast experienced a period of uneasy peace. Following centuries of inter-communal warfare, including terrorist bombings and targeted...
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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.