Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Covert

Posted on August 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob© 2008 Bob Delaney, Dave Scheiber288 pages In the early 1970s, a young and promising New Jersey State Trooper named Bob Delaney was asked to join Project Alpha, a joint police-FBI undercover project intending to … Continue reading →

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Seven Ages of Paris

Posted on August 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Seven Ages of Paris© 2002, 2004 Alistair Horne458 pages An entire city, built with pomp, seems to have arisen miraculously from an old ditch. – Corneille, Le Menteur, 1643 Paris is one of the most celebrated cities in the world, and … Continue reading →

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Synthesis

Posted on August 10, 2011 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Titan: Synthesis© 2009 James Swallow400 pages On the cover:  Johnathan Frakes as William Riker; Carolyn McCormick as ‘Minuet’/’Titan’, Although Synthesis may appear a steamy romance novel, the sixth novel in the Titan series is a serious and thrilling … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (10 August)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by smellincoffee

I’ve been ill as of late, though I don’t know what of. I imagine it has a fun name, though, because it’s involved hallucinations, afternoons spent sleeping in the bathtub, and sentences that turn into meaningless babble halfway through their … Continue reading →

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The Big Switch

Posted on July 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

The War that Cane Early: The Big Switch© 2011 Harry Turtledove432 pages In 1938, the powers of Europe met to maintain the peace — but Hitler’s arrogance resulted in a continent at war.  In response to Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia, … Continue reading →

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Honeymoon

Posted on July 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Honeymoon© 2005 James Patterson400 pages Nora Sinclair is the perfect seductress: utterly charming, beautiful beyond compare, and a classy success in the world of interior design. She fills the homes of the wealth with superior decor, and the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Judge & Jury

Posted on July 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Judge & Jury© 2006 James Patterson432 pages Neil Pellisante is a star witness in the sweetest trial of his life. For years, he hunted the powerful and cruel mobster Dominic Cavella,  pouncing on the monstrous mafioso when Cavella dared to … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (27 July)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Currently I have three reviews/comments which need to be published — Jared Diamond’s The Third Chimpanzee, and two stories by James Patterson, Honeymoon and Judge & Jury.  I just read the Patterson novels yesterday, while babysitting at someone’s home and reading … Continue reading →

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Why Choose the Episcopal Church

Posted on July 23, 2011 by smellincoffee

Why Choose the Episcopal Church?© 1976, 1984, John M. Krumm184 pages Though I am not religious, lately I have been attending services at the local Episcopal church, delighting in both the music and the company I find there (for I … Continue reading →

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Rodrick Rules

Posted on July 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules© 2008 Jeff Kinney224 pages Greg Heffely is just a kid whose parents make him keep a journal. It’s a good thing, though, for at least it gives him something to confide in. … Continue reading →

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