Author Archives: beckylindroos

I got on a Joseph Finder kick since reading Vanished a few days ago.  (And it was on sale.)  It is older though and it shows – 15 years of progress in technology is a tell, imo, but the book is … Continue reading →

I’ve wanted to read a book by Noam Chomsky for a long time (he’s now 88 years old!) but something always interfered.  I’ve watched him attack the system and support his causes for since the anti-Vietnam War years.   I … Continue reading →

Memories are tricky things – especially after 20 years has passed.   But some things stick – some true,  some not –  some get placed in the wrong context.   This isn’t so much a “thriller” as it is a … Continue reading →

I’ve read two of Finder’s novels prior and I loved one (Company Man)  and didn’t much care for the other (Paranoia).  I wasn’t going to read any more but this one caught my eye for some reason – on sale … Continue reading →

The Refugees had been on my radar for several weeks – since it was released actually,  because I totally enjoyed The Sympathizer by the same author.   And this book then won several awards (as did The Sympathizer) and then I procrastinated. … Continue reading →

This has been read and reviewed highly rated and ranked for so long I just finally caved in.   It’s the memoir of a young brilliant neurosurgeon who discovered in 2013,  while still in his mid-thirties, that he had cancer … Continue reading →

Ahhhhhh…..  another juicy legal thriller – it’s not out of my system  yet I guess. I read  Eskens’ prior crime novel,  The Life We Bury (2014)  back in January of 2016 and enjoyed it pretty well although it seemed a … Continue reading →

Well,  how could I not read a book where the first chapter is entitled,  “Lutefisk”?   With both Audible and Kindle versions on my devices,  I started reading/listening.   Then I got really bored for some reason,  but I kept going because … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure what kind of a book this is supposed to be but it’s categorized as “mystery/suspense”  at Audible so I guess I’ll go with that –  there are several mysteries including a murder or two.   And it … Continue reading →

Alright already -enough legal shemgal unless something really great comes along –  this one wasn’t it although it wasn’t bad.  The narrator was over-the-top and that had a really negative effect. ****** A Criminal Defense  by William L. Myers 2017 … Continue reading →

This seemed like it was pretty expensive for a 2-hour listen, but I’ve read a couple of Sjön’s prior works and they are exquisite (“From the Mouth of the Whale”  and “The Blue Fox”)     So okay – I … Continue reading →

I’m still on a crime roll.  I almost ended it last night with the purchase of some nonfiction (history of Christianity),  but had been tempted by this debut novel by Fiona Barton for some time.   (sigh)   It’s getting … Continue reading →

I’m taking a break from reading the hard stuff and going with whatever comes my way for fun.  Crime novels are good.  Legal thrillers are better.  This is a new-to-me author and I’m generally pleased if not wow’ed. –  mostly procedural … Continue reading →

Moscow circa March,  1913 -so although the characters can’t know it,  World War I and then the Revolution is only a year away.  What they do know is there is unrest in the city.  There is the student unrest,  the labor … Continue reading →

Having finished several wonderful but more challenging books in the last couple weeks,  The Hidden Life of Trees,  Lincoln in the Bardo,  Citizen,   I thought it was time to chill and read something just for fun.   I lucked out. … Continue reading →

This is an amazing book –  I’ve loved trees since I was in grade school and did “reports” on them,  collected leaves and made sketches.  I’ve always wanted to live in a tree house – even today – they’re so big and … Continue reading →

Oh my goodness – why did I not find Robinson’s books before?  Oh well – time to catch up because I really enjoyed this one.  It’s way, way more than genre science fiction. I can’t even begin to describe what … Continue reading →