Author Archives: beckylindroos

The plot line of this series starts in City on Fire, the first book of the series/trilogy, where Danny Ryan and his Irish gang in Rhode Island get into a bloody war with the Italian gang.  Danny is on both … Continue reading →

Yes, I read this a second time and yes again, it was much better. I wasn’t so annoyed by the editor’s selections. I paid more attention to the substance of the essays. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022, … Continue reading →

My goodness these historical true crime books are becoming popular!  I remember when the novels were called “Bodice Rippers” in a very derogatory tone. They were distinctly out of favor with publishers and for university literature classes.  History was thought … Continue reading →

Kevin Wilson has definitely made a name for himself and his strange little novels.  He’s published five so far but this is only my second.  It won’t be my last.   Now is Not the Time to Panicby Kevin Wilson2020read … Continue reading →

I got a bit burned out on nonfiction and picked up something available from the library.   I’ve surprised myself in becoming rather attached to this series.  I’ve worked hard to appreciate them but after reading 12 out of 18. … Continue reading →

I got annoyed by The Best American Science and Nature Writing of 2022 and wanted to read some really good science.  I’ve had Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in mind ever since 1964  when it was first published and my … Continue reading →

Ehrman haș done it again.  I’ve read a number of Ehrman’s books,. 10 or 12 probably out of 30.  Sometimes he gets repetitious and seems to only insert one paragraph of new information in each book.  Other times it all … Continue reading →

I found this in the “bonus” collection from Audible so I took a chance because who knows?  I don’t usually read books which are advertised as “domestic suspense” and I don’t remember if this book was, but for the most … Continue reading →

I had this on my Wish List at Audible and then it came up at the library.  Oh my – yes – So I started listening but it was late and I kept drifting off and finally just fell asleep. … Continue reading →

What a marvelous book! This is the second book I’ve read from Pekka Hamalainen. a Finnish historian of the American West, and I loved the first, Comanche Empire. I grabbed this one when I saw it was available.  Indigenous Continent: The Epic … Continue reading →

Unless something really incredible comes along, this is my pick for best crime/mytery novel of the year. The author, Eleanor Catton, won the Mann Booker Prize back in 2013 for The Luminaries which is historical fiction with a crime (or … Continue reading →

(finished 3/30) I think I’m done with this series. This book, the 5th, is more background on characters with a heavy dose of love interest thrown in.  The mystery is interesting when that’s the subject. A man has been missing … Continue reading →

(finished 3/31) The Forward and Introduction to this book of essays/articles are both quite good,  enjoyable, and informative. But it still took me some time to “get into” the whole and I was cautious for a long time even after … Continue reading →

This little murder mystery, #6 in Rhys Bowen’s Constable Evan Evans series, was way more involved and more fun than I expected.  After all my serious nonfictions lately I deserved some easy reading.  LOL!  (Not really.)  Evan and Elleby  Rhys Bowen 2000 – 7h … Continue reading →

I got this at a pretty good sale, but I was interested in what Richardson, a moderately well-known academic professor of US history who also writes for a general audience, has to say about this idea that the South won … Continue reading →

From Putnam, the publishers: :  “Critic and writer Darryl Pinckney recalls his friendship and apprenticeship with Elizabeth Hardwick and Barbara Epstein and the introduction they offered him to the New York literary world.” Come Back In September: A Literary Education On West … Continue reading →

This is a more a genre fiction with some crime involved than it is a typical crime novel.  The main tension driving this novel are the questions  “What did he do?”  And “Will they be found?”   These Silent Woodsby … Continue reading →