Book Review: The Reluctant Coroner, Fenway Stevenson Book 1, Paul Austin Ardoin Mystery: The Reluctant Coroner, Fenway Stevenson Book 1, Paul Austin Ardoin Fenway Stevenson got her name from her father, a lifelong Red Sox fan. (For those of you not into American sports, they are Boston’s Major League Baseball team.) After […]
Book Review: The Dentist, DS Cross Series Book 1, Tim Sullivan Mystery: The Dentist, DS Cross Series Book 1, Tim Sullivan Blog Tour September 4, 2020 In what feels like a previous life I worked regularly with children. Occasionally I had reason to interact with children on the autism spectrum. I was not situated to spend […]
Book Review: Saint Justice, Christopher Wren Book 1, Mike Grist Thriller: Saint Justice, Christopher Wren Book 1, Mike Grist BLOG TOUR AUGUST 21, 2020 Thrillers tend to come with certain built-in tropes. Chief among them: a white man (or sometimes woman) faces intractable enemies and comes out on top. I am sure there […]
Book Review: Stoker’s Wilde, Fiction without Frontiers Book 1, Stephen Hopstaken and Melissa Prusi Fantasy: Stoker’s Wilde, Fiction without Frontiers Book 1, Stephen Hopstaken and Melissa Prusi For someone who is not generally a fan of the horror genre, I seem to be reading quite a few of them. Last year I was sent […]
Book Review: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse, Book One of the Thorne Chronicles, K. Eason Science Fiction: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse, Book One of the Thorne Chronicles, K. Eason I have been told I have a dry sense of humor. I don’t know whether that’s necessary to appreciate How Rory Thorne Destroyed […]
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: 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 […]
