The Dreyfus Affair. In the closing years of the nineteenth century and for decades thereafter, that notorious case was seen as indelible a stain on the veneer of European civilization as the Holocaust came to represent a half-century later. A Jewish officer in the French Army was convicted of...
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I wouldn’t be a very good revolutionary. I’ve always had trouble with moral absolutists — the sort of stiff-necked people who will never budge from their views even when the consequences for others around them will be dire. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Betrayers is about...
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Who is the betrayed, and who the betrayer? It’s clear from the outset that there’s plenty of blame to spread around in this deeply engaging novel about the betrayal of a Chinese mole in the CIA. Gary (nee Weimin) Shang is a young secret agent for Mao Tse-Tung’s Communists in the...
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It’s rare in my experience to come across funny crime fiction. Donald E. Westlake’s series about the master criminal John Dortmunder was a glaring exception and never failed to please. Carl Hiaasen’s novels about environmental crimes fit the bill, too. Timothy Hallinan writes...
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If you’re among the four out of five Americans who decry Citizens United as a tragic misstep, law professor Zephyr Teachout will show you just how far outside the bounds of precedent and tradition the Supreme Court stepped when it produced this ruling. Her book about Citizens United surveys...
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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.