The Death of Rex Nhongo is framed as a thriller, but its primary value (at least to me) is the intimate portrait it paints of Zimbabwe today. Zimbabwe, as you are probably well aware, is a large nation that lies along the northern border of South Africa. It’s also one of the most...
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It’s not often I come across books that are laugh-out-loud funny. Happily, Timothy Hallinan’s series of Junior Bender mysteries does the trick. Or, at least the first two do. Number one in the series, Crashed, convinced me to rush out and buy the second, Little Elvises. As I wrote in...
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Guilty Minds unfolds with explosive power and mind-bending suspense. It is a stellar example of an accomplished writer at work at the top of his game. The story is intriguing from the outset. One of the most powerful men in the nation calls on Nick Heller to disprove the charges in a forthcoming...
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Isaac’s Storm is a detailed account of a massive hurricane that struck the coast of Texas in September 1900. The storm wreaked havoc across a wide swath of the country but devastated one city in particular. In Larson’s words, “Galveston became Atlantis.” Estimated reading...
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First a prominent New Orleans Jewish businessman, then a rival, an Irish-American mobster, offer rewards to Dave Robicheaux to locate a Nazi submarine sunken off the coast of Louisiana. Then neo-Nazis enter the scene, with attendant violence, and Robicheaux’s old partner in the New Orleans...
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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.