Monthly Archives: October 2016

This is a sequel in many ways so make sure you read book 1, The Professor, prior to this one. The main character in Between Black and White, Beau Haynes, is introduced in The Professor and a few of the … Continue reading →

I didn’t think I was going to get to this one but it looks like I’ve actually got a bit ahead of myself again and have some time.  Turns out that was a fortuitous happenstance because I’m really enjoying it … Continue reading →

Oh I do so wish this series was available on Audible –  (sigh) –  but a reading group has chosen it and it was free with Kindle Prime.  What could I do? – I’m not used to reading crime books in print … Continue reading →

Second reading here – another reading group selected it and when I read it over two years ago I loved it so much – (I gave it a 10)   see my prior reviews and notes. I was crossing my … Continue reading →

If you enjoy good science fiction –   YES!!! –  But this astonishing book is the third in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Cixin Liu,  a contemporary Chinese writer.  The first book is called The Three Body Problem (2014 in English) and … Continue reading →

Finally getting around to this,  i’ve been meaning to read it since ??? and I’ve tried several times.  The book takes some work because it’s not only an alternative history of Jews in Sitka (with a lot of verifiable history … Continue reading →

I’ve had this on my shelf (in my iTunes library) for ages.  I keep meaning to get to it.  Finally … maybe …  yes (and I finished!)   I’ve read several books by Armstrong and enjoyed them quite a lot. … Continue reading →

I’d been looking at this legal thriller for some months.  One audible reader/reviewer whom I follow did not give it such high marks although other many other reviewers/listeners raved about it. And then the price was right and I had a little time,  so,  with a few … Continue reading →

This was a selection of the BookiesII reading group –  a question was asked about which book do you really wish you could read again for the first time and the name of the book under consideration came up.  With those … Continue reading →

Lots of hype for this one – the author has lots of friends in high places.  But that doesn’t mean it’s not good.  It is quite good or at least I should say I enjoyed it.  That said, it may … Continue reading →

And Bobby Dylan won the Nobel Prize on Tuesday “…for,”  according to the Swedish Academy, “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2016/  – it was in the category of poetry, songwriting. Did he do that? … Continue reading →

Ahhh…. the 19th book in the Ladies #1 Detective Agency series was released on Tuesday so I promptly finished Dawn Patrol  (Don Winslow) and downloaded the new one on early the 12th  and began listening to Lisette Lecat, the regular narrator,  reading … Continue reading →

I’ve read (listened to) a few of Don Winslow’s books over the years,  staring with “A Cool Breeze on the Underground” (1991),  and have generally been entertained – they’re kind of fun except for The Cartel which is just flat amazing –  a literary … Continue reading →

Highly recommended if you’re interested in the history of Rome (750 BC to 212AD) as an an old history buff or if you never did get around to this era.  It’s a good, good book. It took some time to finish … Continue reading →

Detectives Antoinette Conway and Steve Moran  from French’s prior novel,  The Secret Place are the protagonists in this novel of the  “Dublin Murder Squad” series except that Antoinette is featured this time.  Moran was one of the 1st person protagonists in that book but this time … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what to think –  it’s a powerful book,  based on a historical event but not something which would be written this way today. Set in the final years of the Romanov Dynasty, 1905 – 1913,  Malamud has … Continue reading →

I guess I’m following this series but it’s taken a turn for the mediocre.  I loved the financial shenanigans the protagonist,  Jason Stafford,  sorted out and I truly enjoyed the character of Jason’s young autistic son and Jason’s troubles with … Continue reading →