Literature
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Review: Baldacci's latest novel doesn't disappoint
Jul 22, 2019 7:00 am - "One Good Deed" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci Aloysius Archer fought in Europe for the Allies, and shortly after making his way back home, he found himse...
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Book review: Rosenfelt's new thriller, 'Bark of Night,' is a treatJul 22, 2019 6:00 am - "Bark of Night: An Andy Carpenter Mystery" by David Rosenfelt; Minotaur Books; 304 pages, davidrosenfelt.com/ Andy Carpenter, a fictitious defense attorney crea...
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Book review: Super sleuth Harry Hole is at his sharpest in 'Knife'Jul 21, 2019 7:26 am - "Knife" by Jo Nesbø; Alfred A. Knopf; 464 pages Full disclosure: I am not a Harry Hole junkie. I saw the movie version of "The Snowman," the seventh in t...
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Book review: Special ops hero Scot Harvath is out for revenge in 'Backlash'Jul 20, 2019 7:25 am - "Backlash: A Thriller" by Brad Thor; Atria/Emily Bestler Books; 384 pages A Russian plane carrying a prisoner in chains experiences engine trouble and cr...
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Julia Bueno writes about miscarriage in 'Brink of Being'
Jul 18, 2019 7:00 am - "The Brink of Being: Talking about Miscarriage" (Penguin Books), by Julia Bueno Miscarriage was historically an overlooked experience, but a new book hopes to bring it t...
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Review: Scot Harvath returns in 'Backlash'
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Backlash: a Thriller" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Brad Thor A Russian plane carrying a prisoner in chains experiences engine trouble and crashes in the middle of th...
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'Raised in Captivity' reveals author's warped imagination
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Raised in Captivity" (Penguin Press), by Chuck Klosterman Chuck Klosterman seems like a great hang. He's the guy at the party who has everyone spitting out their drinks...
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Rosenfelt's new thriller, 'Bark of Night,' is a treat
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Bark of Night: an Andy Carpenter Mystery" (Minotaur Books), by David Rosenfelt Andy Carpenter, a fictitious defense attorney created by David Rosenfelt, hates to work. ...
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'This Side of Night' is suspenseful, thought-provoking
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "This Side of Night" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by J. Todd Scott In Texas' Big Bend country, Sheriff Chris Cherry, the protagonist of J. Todd Scott's previous two novels, may...
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Book review: Civilization declines in new Eisele novelJul 15, 2019 6:00 am - "The Lightest Object in the Universe" by Kimi Eisele; Algonquin Books; 336 pages What would happen if the world experienced a global economic collapse? I...