Author Archives: beckylindroos

Sometimes the inexpensive ones are really good!   On sale with a further reduction,  this is a legal procedural more than a thriller, although there are certain thriller moments.  I love legal procedurals and thrillers.   They’re usually a basic form of  who-done-it … Continue reading →

Oh, the joys of rereading – This debut novel was on the Man Booker Prize long list in the summer of 2015 and I originally read it then and gave it a 9.   It went on to be short listed which I expected,  but I … Continue reading →

This wasn’t anywhere near as good as Lewis’ prior works,  The Boomerang,  Moneyball , Flashboys, or The Big Short.  Still,  it’s well worth the read – very interesting subject I’ve always wondered baout Lewis is a journalist and he loves explaining things, … Continue reading →

This is a  hugely suspenseful tale,  especially for a debut novel.  As one review wrote – “What do you do when you realize you are married to a sadistic psychopath?”  This is what the 1st person protagonist,  Grace Angel, has to … Continue reading →

I’ve been enjoying Don Winslow’s books for several years. Most of them are traditional crime or detective novels and many with a California setting.  I read The Cartel in 2015 and loved it – it also had great reviews and sold well.  Then I … Continue reading →

I’ve read three  of Coben’s more  recent stand-alones,  but this is the first of a series – so I choose #16 right?  –  oh well … I was a little lost by a couple of the characters but for the … Continue reading →

I got six Audible books at the last sale and am reading (listening) through them now.  I got a variety of genres including spiritual fiction (Buddhist), crime, and a general fiction.  A couple of the books had been on my wish … Continue reading →

Well on with the sale books –  I’ve always kind of enjoyed Sherlock Holmes never got around to reading many of them.  This felt right,  especially with Simon Prebble reading.  And I also see that the novels should be considered a … Continue reading →

Although I read the publisher’s blurb and saw some good ratings (just the stars),  I didn’t quite expect this. I don’t know what I expected, but it sounded fun and it was on sale. ******* Fishbowl by Bradley Somer 2015 … Continue reading →

This one is a pretty good book if you enjoy Harlan Coben’s stand alones with the usual high suspense,  decent characters and twisty plots. If you’ve read much by Coben,  it’s standard fare, but I don’t read his books back-to-back so … Continue reading →

Once in awhile a book so bad comes along that I just have to say so.  This is that once in awhile.  Don’t bother.   First,  I made the mistake of trying out #3 in a series which really is … Continue reading →

I bought six Audible books at the last sale and am reading (listening) through them now.  The books are in a variety of genres including spiritual fiction (Buddhist), crime, and a general fiction.  A couple of the books had been on my … Continue reading →

This is the powerful history of what we have come to know as “white trash,” but formerly known as waste people by Richard Hakluyt in the 16th century and lubbers, rubbish, crackers, breeds, mudsills, clay-eaters (which they did), rednecks and trailer trash, … Continue reading →

I love good art books and I love good true crime and that’s how Cumming’s book was hyped.  Unfortunately,  the reality is not quite what I expected.   It is nicely written although a bit too poetic and emotional  for my tastes and ends up being … Continue reading →

Nicely suspenseful and well-written,  Ruth Ware has apparently done it again, although I didn’t read The Dark Dark Woods, Ware’s debut novel,  it got rave reviews and is now on my wish list.  I love finding a new author. Laura (Lo)  Blacklock,  a … Continue reading →

’ve been meaning to read this since it came out but the All-nonfiction reading group chose it and I waited until closer to the discussion date to actually get to it.  Then I was torn between listening or reading or … Continue reading →

This is a pretty good book if you’re not looking for anything particularly factual about Mary and Lizzie (Lydia) Burns who were involved with Friedrich Engels for the better part of their adult lives – probably 20-30 years.  It’s not that … Continue reading →