Inspector Samuel Tay has been with the Singapore police for nearly twenty years, much of that time as a homicide detective in the elite Special Investigations Section of CID. But he is squeamish and can’t stand the sight of mangled flesh and blood. So, when the body of a woman turns up...
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes What might we reasonably expect of a novel set in interplanetary space several centuries in the future? Certainly, at a minimum, some plausible picture of technology more advanced than today’s, right?. No alarm clocks, for example. Or fluorescent lights,...
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On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, suddenly collapsed, the result of structural failure. Five hundred people died, and 900 more suffered injuries. It was the largest peacetime disaster in the history of the country. The details in Hannah Michell’s debut...
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History books can be dull and difficult to read, but they don’t have to be—and David Grann’s Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder is proof positive. In The Wager, he’s woven the facts into an engrossing story that held my attention to the last page. As he’d proved in his...
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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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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.