Book Review: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins YA Science Fiction: Space Academy, Hannah Hopkins Being an American, my familiarity with British education systems is quite limited. I assume that Hogwarts has some basis in fact. I’ve no idea what basis beyond the presence of young British students. Something, though. I’m pretty sure the sorting […]
Book Series Review: Utrecht Snow and Utrecht Rain, The Utrecht Murders, Jonathan Wilkins Mystery: Utrecht Snow and Utrecht Rain, The Utrecht Murders, Jonathan Wilkins Utrecht. One of Netherlands largest cities. Home of one of the world’s oldest universities. And if Jonathan Wilkins has his way, a hotbed for crime fiction with amazing characters and […]
Book Review: The Collector, Lucy O’Hara Book 1, John Maher Mystery: The Collector, Lucy O’Hara Book 1, John Maher Renowned archaeologist Philip Carlton is found dead at a dig in Ireland. A diabetic, he is surrounded by empty insulin bottles and a note. It seems to be a clear case of suicide. Detective Lucy […]
Book Review: East Side Hustler, Alex Cohen Book 2, Leopold Borstinski Fiction: East Side Hustler, Alex Cohen Book 2, Leopold Borstinski Alex Cohen has returned from the trenches of World War I a broken man. Living on the streets, panhandling for change and living on crusts and stolen fruit, he has fallen a long way […]
Book Review: The Bowery Slugger, Alex Cohen Book 1, Leopold Borstinski Book Review: The Bowery Slugger, Alex Cohen Book 1, Leopold Borstinski The Bowery Slugger starts with a reflection on the game of baseball. In very thoughtful and almost pastoral language, author Leopold Borstinski muses on the history and meaning of the game […]
Book Review: Cold Crash, Jennifer Young Fiction: Cold Crash, Jennifer Young Dr. Maxine (Max) Falkland is an archaeologist with her Ph.D. from Vassar. She is also the daughter of a wealthy British peer, a pilot, and disturbingly single as far as her mother is concerned. In 1950s Britain, many of her fellow archaeologists […]
Book Review:Broken Silence, DS Nikki Parekh Book 2, Liz Mistry Mystery: Broken Silence, Liz Mistry BLOG TOUR 6/26/2020. Stefan hoped he had finally escaped the hellish conditions of the factory. Taking advantage of a flaw in the security he snuck out, running as fast and as far as he could in his weakened […]
Book Review: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation Book 1, Vaseem Khan Mystery: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, Vaseem Khan Not all mysteries are the same. Some are grimly serious. Some are cozy. Some are humorous. Some are terribly frightening. Then there is The Unexpected Inheritance of […]
Book Review: Final Verdict, A Cavendish & Walker Novel Book 6, Sally Rigby Mystery: Final Verdict, A Cavendish & Walker Novel Book 6, Sally Rigby BLOG TOUR JUNE 22, 2020 Sometimes you find a book in the middle of a series that makes you wonder what you have been doing with your reading all these […]
