Monthly Archives: October 2016

Two of our reader’s favorites are back with new stories. Escape Clause by John Sandford begins with the kidnapping of a pair of rare Amur tigers from the Minnesota Zoo. Virgil Flowers must work against the clock to recover them in this … Continue reading →

At a callow 24-year old, Winston Churchill, who had just lost his first election campaign for Parliament, believed that he must do something spectacular to win renown. Hero of the Empire by Candice Millard tells how he did it.  His gateway … Continue reading →

   In “Small Great Things”, Jodi Picoult returns with her latest moral dilemma plot.  When a newborn at a hospital goes into cardiac distress, the only caretaker present is a black nurse, who has orders to respect the parent’s wishes … Continue reading →

“Born to Run” tells what it is like to be Bruce Springsteen, as told by The Boss himself.  In addition to the usual rise to stardom story line, Springsteen dwells on the family dynamics that informed his songwriting and contributed … Continue reading →

“Rogue Heroes” by Ben Macintyre chronicles the true adventures of the SAS,  an elite commando unit that become the prototype for special forces around the world. Founded by David Stirling, an ristocratic dilettante who found his calling as a soldier, the SAS … Continue reading →

Walt Longmire, the Wyoming sheriff with the cowboy code of honor, is back for its fourth season.   Ongoing themes include Watt’s ongoing feud with Jacob Nighthorse, this time over his new casino, the rape of a native girl that … Continue reading →

In these thrillers, the hunter becomes the hunted. thrillers. “The Obsidian Chamber” by Douglas Preston begins with a double bang.  Inspector Prendergast is presumed dead at sea (“Crimson Shore”, 2015, etc.); meanwhile, his ward, Constance Greene, is missing and presumed kidnapped. … Continue reading →

Cozy mystery readers will be delighted to read the latest entry in the Maggie Hope series. In “The Queen’s Accomplice” (print and CD), Susan Elia MacNeal has Maggie working undercover to track a Jack the Ripper copycat, who commits his … Continue reading →

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Here two top notch police procedurals. In “The Trespasser “by Tana French, a young woman is found dead in her apartment.  The most likely suspect is her boyfriend, but inspector Antoinette Conway thinks otherwise, especially when a superior begins to pressure … Continue reading →