A review of The Bat, by Jo Nesbo. @@@ (3 out of 5). In the first novel of the celebrated Harry Hole detective series, the Norwegian master-sleuth tracks down a serial killer in Australia.
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A review of Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution—From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad, by Brett Martin. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). A tribute to the high-quality cable TV programming of the past decade.
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A review of Inferno, by Dan Brown. @@@ (3 out of 5). Dan Brown’s fourth novel about Harvard art historian Robert Langdon and his perilous misadventures in Europe.
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Review of The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World, by Jeremy Rifkin. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). A hopeful take on the future of our civilization.
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A review of Bad Monkey, by Carl Hiaasen. @@@@ (4 out of 5). Another funny Florida crime story from one of the masters of American humor in print.
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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.