The Lewis Chessmen are a rare 12th-century set of chess pieces carved in walrus ivory and whales’ teeth. Peter May gives them a place of honor in the gripping third volume in his trilogy of crime novels set on the Isle of Lewis, the northernmost of the Outer Hebrides Islands off the...
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The Roman empire endured for four centuries as the dominant force throughout the Mediterranean and, in its Eastern manifestation, lasted for another eleven centuries. Yet our picture of ancient Rome is dominated by a few familiar names, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Cato, and Cicero most...
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The traumatizing sight of a dead body in his office, an apparent suicide, prompts child psychologist Alex Delaware to retire prematurely at the age of thirty-three. A successful real estate investor, he has the resources to support a more than comfortable lifestyle and is determined to forsake the...
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To judge from the over the top rhetoric on display among the Republican candidates in the 2016 Presidential primary campaign, many millions of Americans live in abject fear of immigration, terrorism, and having their guns taken away. It’s true there are genuine reasons to fear that our...
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In Eye of the Storm, British thriller writer Jack Higgins reimagines the story behind the mortar attack on 10 Downing Street that took place in 1991 shortly after John Major succeeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister. The attack took place during the early days of the First Gulf War, when...
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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.