Author Archives: beckylindroos

I was really in the mood for something light and I’m a kind of sucker for novels which feature characters with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.  (I figure I might identify to a very slight degree –  heh.)  So this one,  The Question of … Continue reading →

I almost threw this one out but there’s something intriguing about it – I do wish I’d started with Book 1 in the Bryant & May series because one of the two elderly detectives is coming down with some kind … Continue reading →

Yes, as all the reviews have mentioned,  this is a 1st person story but with the twist that it’s from a prenatal point of view.  Another twist is that it’s a spin-off from Hamlet only before he was born and except this … Continue reading →

Assuming you can buy into the premise and stick with it for 466 pages (22+hours),  the book is quite good although not, imo, as good as  French’s other Dublin Detective Squad mysteries. (This is #2 and I’ve read the other 5.) … Continue reading →

A “nix”  is the first person you really love and no one later can truly compare. The premise is great – an apparently deranged,  middle-aged woman throws stones (gravel)  or something at a very conservative presidential candidate.  I really wanted … Continue reading →

This looked pretty good in concept and legal thrillers are my favorite.  I’m not sure where I heard about it but it was also inexpensive.  So …  sad to say I ended up in another child abuse type book  Fortunately … 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 →

Well true to form, by Chapter 4 our hero, Heironymous  (Harry) Bosch – ex-LA detective extraordinaire – who was forced to retire a tad early forthrowing his boss out a window,   is already defying authority and broking  rules.  But the man has to keep his … Continue reading →

The Audible recording isn’t quite enough here because there are hand drawn graphics with excellent explanatory captions,  formal source notes and other resources.   So I both read and listened and very much enjoyed the experience. Frans de Waal is a well … Continue reading →

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 →