Over the past 15 years or so, I’ve reviewed more than 800 mysteries and thrillers. Naturally, I’ve got my favorites. Dozens of them. But most of those stand out for me because they illuminate fascinating places or historic events. Of course, they’re all fun to read. But only a handful are...
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In his 2019 techno-thriller Delta-V, Daniel Suarez relates the story of James (J.T.) Tigue and the other seven men and women on a privately financed international team that ventures out to mine resources from the asteroid Ryugu. Now, in Critical Mass, the sequel,...
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Estimated reading time: 7 minutes As you’ll be aware if you subscribe to one of my newsletters, I post lists of recommended books from time to time. Here, I’m including the 10 lists of reading recommendations that have attracted the most readers. They cover a broad range of subject matter,...
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For a majority of Americans, the events of June 6, 1944 represent the most important battle of World War II. Of course, the landings on D-Day and the campaign for Normandy that followed during the months of June, July, and August involved far, far more troops than the 156,000 who entered France on...
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Bombay, 1950. Three years after Partition, when intercommunal violence set neighbor against neighbor, leaving festering wounds that would last for generations. To the north and the east, in Punjab and Bengal, the killing frenzy had been greatest. But here in Bombay, tensions within the...
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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.