Here’s what’s in store for you if you read Phantom or any other of Jo Nesbo’s engrossing Harry Hole novels: maddening suspense; several confusing plots and subplots that collide and intersect with abandon and only make sense as the end approaches; an alcoholic, self-hating...
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Lucas Davenport’s talented investigative crew at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (“others investigate bad guys, we apprehend them”) is dispersed throughout the country when all hell breaks loose with the discovery of a long-forgotten cistern containing the bones of...
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Can you think of any ethnic group that has been more closely studied than the Jews? I can’t. Thousands upon thousands of books of Jewish history have been written; more than 53,000 are listed on Amazon alone — surely a small fraction of the total works produced over the three millennia...
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Many of the very best mysteries are profoundly political. In digging deeply into what makes their characters tick, the writers locate the roots of their class origins and the wounds inflicted on them by their families, their neighbors, and society at large. Not convinced? Think about the sociology...
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Finally — a leading Democrat who understands that elections are won or lost on the basis of personal values. The same person whose gifted leadership led to the creation of the new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that’s beginning to level the playing field between the...
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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.