Author Archives: beckylindroos

St Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hateby Karen Armstrong2015 /  159 pagesread by author  – 5h 21mrating – 8 / Bible history-biography  Armstrong is always pretty good although I’m not sure she should read her own works. I do … Continue reading →

*******By John GrishamRead by January LaVoy – 8h 45mrating – B+ / crime ******* This really isn’t up to Grisham’s standards or style it seems to me.  There were some very good parts though.  The basic story was fine, the … Continue reading →

This is an interesting book but I’m not sure I “enjoyed” it which is disappointing because I really wanted to.  I’d read maybe half off the book which are used as plot device but that’s’ not really a big deal … Continue reading →

*******The Red Houseby A.A. Milne1922 –Read by William Sutherland – 6h 11m rating B+ / crime – puzzler(both read and listened) ******* It’s very different to read a crime novel written in 1922 but  I enjoyed it.  The main thrust is that of … Continue reading →

*******Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millenniumby Bart Ehrman 1999/ 276 pages read by Tom Parks – 12h 40mrating – 8.5 / Bible history (read and listened) ******* This is one of Ehrman’s earielset works and I think it kind … Continue reading →

Interesting book which, although I’d certainly heard of many times, I’d managed to miss reading or seeing the movie (I don’t often go to movies). *******Double Indemnityby James M. Cain1946 / 224 pages read by James Naughton. 3h 16mrating:  A+ / crime  – … Continue reading →

I’ve read a number of Harlan Coben’s  books and I’ve come to expect a good high-suspense thriller. This one is almost up to his best,  but not quite.  I’ve read better from him.   One difference, thank goodness, is that … Continue reading →

Omg I got so much more out of the book this time,.  I think the first time I read it at plot. level only – getting only a fraction of what’s really there in terms of self-discovery and self-creation. ******* … Continue reading →

Very interesting book, it turned up on the Brookings Institution list of recommended books and I’d been reading aaalready because a friend recommended it,.  Putin is such a mysterious guy but Hill shows the logic and background of his ways … Continue reading →

I’ve read all eight of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q novels in order since they came out. The characters have been amazing and quirky, from The Keeper of Lost Causes to Victim 2117.    In this novel the focus is on … Continue reading →

I’ve read Linwood Barclay before and he’s okay –  a bit fanciful perhaps but sometimes humorous.    In this one the elevators in the skyscrapers of New York City seem to run amok crashing unexpectedly with people on board.  The … Continue reading →

This is mainly an entertaining and informational listen. (I’m not sure it’s a whole book.)  It was free with my Audible membership. I’ve read two or three books by Michael Pollan and enjoyed them quite a lot – especially The … Continue reading →

This started slow but at about 1/3 through it  picked up.   It’s different to read a crime novel with no murder victim in it and only one “thriller” type episode.   ******* Acts of Omission by James S. Bostick … Continue reading →

This is an important book and it’s very well written,  but the author should not have read it in her whispery, breathy soft voice.  This is true crime!  It’s not “no matter how bad they were, remember when your kids … Continue reading →

A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig 2020 / 466 pgsread by Hilary Huber and authors – 17h 22mrating – 9.5 / current events(both read and listened) I hesitated for several weeks before buying this book/recording.  After … Continue reading →

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee2020/ 315 pages rating: 8 / true crime(Both read and listened) Interesting book. There are two main sections involved in this book. One is Harper Lee’s life while the other … Continue reading →

The Holdout by Graham Moore – 2020read by Abby Craden/ 10h 15mrating:  A / 8  – literary legal thriller ******* I was hooked in at about 1 hour 40 minutes, 20%.    Pay attention,  things change in a heartbeat because something happens … Continue reading →