A review of The Trinity Six, by Charles Cumming. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). Much of the latter-day literature of espionage is based, directly or indirectly, on the notorious “Cambridge Five” who spied for the Soviet Union during World War II and later defected. This excellent novel is the story of the long-rumored “sixth man” and his even more consequential career.
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A review of Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics, JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan, by Jeff Greenfield.
@@@@@ (5 out of 5). There is a subspecies of the human race that is afflicted, usually from birth, with an insatiable thirst for politics. This book was written for them — and, to this political junkie, what a book it is!
You can tell from the title that Kate Atkinson is reaching for another literary prize with this well-written crime novel. Once you find yourself immersed in the story, you know that for a fact. Although Started Early, Took My Dog, is from one perspective a mystery story, though one that’s...
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Here’s an author — from Iceland, no less — who has sold more than five million copies of his thrillers and won several prizes along the way. So, sucker that I am for mysteries written in or about exotic times and places, I made a beeline for Hypothermia. After all, the crime...
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A review of A Night of Long Knives: A Hannah Vogel Novel, by Rebecca Cantrell. @@@ (3 out of 5). In A Night of Long Knives, the sequel to Rebecca Cantrell’s promising debut novel, the author reaches further into the realm of coincidence and contrivance to paint a portrait of 1934 Germany, one year after Hitler’s forced takeover of the government. The first book was decidedly better.
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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.