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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A review of A Heartbeat Away, by Michael Palmer. @@@ (3 out of 5). So, here I am, reading a book that’s written without any special flair for language, about characters who are at best two-dimensional, in circumstances that are about as true to life as a James Bond adventure, and I’m loving the experience! Why is that?
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A review of The Reversal, by Michael Connelly. @@@@ (4 out of 5). In Connelly’s latest novel, defense attorney Mickey Haller is in the spotlight, with his half-brother, Harry Bosch, a veteran Los Angeles homicide inspector, and Haller’s ex-wife, Maggie McPherson (“Maggie McFierce”), in key supporting roles.
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A review of Village of the Ghost Bears, by Stan Jones. @@@@ (4out of 5). If you’ve never traveled to Alaska, you’ll feel you’ve been there anyway once you pick up the Stan Jones habit, as I have. Village of the Ghost Bears is a thoroughly satisfying mystery story, but it stands out more for its stark snowbound setting, its depiction of Eskimo culture, and the author’s obviously deep love for the land, than for its excellence as an example of genre fiction. Read it for either reason. You’ll enjoy it.
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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.