A review of The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, by Alexander McCall Smith. @@@@ (4 out of 5). The 13th and latest in Smith’s best-known series of novels about the #1 Ladies’ Detective Agency in Gaborone, the capital of the small, land-locked nation of Botswana, bordering South Africa. To my mind, it’s one of the best.
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A review of The Confession, by Olen Steinhauer. @@@@ (4 out of 5). Tthe second in a cycle of five novels by Olen Steinhauer about the troubled policemen of one district in the capital of a fictional Eastern European country spanning the years 1948-1989. This book is set in the fateful year of 1956, when Hungary rose up against Russian occupation.
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A review of Rebuild the Dream, by Van Jones. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). A call to arms to progressives to reenergize ourselves for the November 2012 elections but far more valuable as a trenchant analysis of today’s political scene.
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A review of Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder. @@@@ (4 out of 5). This is by no means a typical detective story. As investigator Nick Heller searches for Alexa, the pretty teenaged daughter of hedge fund billionaire Marcus Marshall, Heller soon finds himself enmeshed in a deadly game involving international criminal forces and probably the Russian regime to boot.
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A review of Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen. @@@ (3 out of 5). Welcome to the world of Carl Hiaasen, a long-time columnist for the Miami Herald who has written some of the funniest novels ever on environmental themes. This is one of his four novels for young readers.
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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.