A review of Vulture Peak: A Royal Thai Detective Novel, by John Burdett. @@@ (3 out of 5). Mystery piles on mystery in this complex and exotic murder story set in present-day Thailand.
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A review of Istanbul Passage, by Joseph Kanon. @@@@ (4 out of 5). Relates the tale of Leon Bauer, an American businessman in Turkey who has persuaded a friend in the U.S. consulate to hire him for special espionage assignments, helping smuggle Jews out of Romania and on to Palestine.
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A review of Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day, by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven. @@@@ (4 out of 5). This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of global poverty.
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Marketed as a book for young readers, but science fiction at its best for readers of any age. A thrilling, post-apocalyptic story.
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A review of The Passage of Power, by Robert A. Caro. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). Biography of one of the towering figures of the 20th Century, President Lyndon Johnson, focusing on the 47-day period from the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, to Johnson’s first State of the Union address in January 1964.
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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.