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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon© 1929 Dashiell Hammeett217 pages “You have always, I must say, a smooth explanation ready.” “What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?” A beautiful woman whose life is in danger; a streetwise and world-worn private … Continue reading
This week: TBR progress
This past week I was positively underwhelmed by The Bishop in the West Wing, a mystery novel by Andrew Greeley, a Catholic priest. I’d hoped the novelty of a priest writing about a priest solving mysteries could make for an … Continue reading
No Time Like the Past
No Time Like the Past© 2014 Greg Cox 400 pages Question: why is the heroic, resolute-looking face of James T. Kirk carved Rushmore-like into a mountainside in the middle of the Delta Quadrant? In search of an answer, Seven of … Continue reading
Sycamore Row
Sycamore Row© 2013 John Grisham 464 pages I have been less than impressed with John Grisham’s books in recent years; The Racketeer made me suspect Grisham or his publishers were merely milking the success of his name. Sycamore Row, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged American South, Clanton MS, John Grisham, mystery, race, thriller
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Hitler’s Peace
Hitler’s Peace© 2006 Phillip Kerr464 pages Willard Mayer has the strangest luck. How many people get to dine with FDR, talk about the worries of life with Winston Churchill, annoy Joseph Stalin, and shake hands with Adolf Hitler? And this … Continue reading
Shift
Shift© 2008 Jennifer Bradbury245 pages Chris and his best friend Win decided to cycle across the United States in the summer between high school and their freshman year of college — but only Chris came back, and now his first … Continue reading
The Seven Wonders
The Seven Wonders© 2012 Steven Saylor332 pages A few years ago, I read through the Roma sub Rosa series in which a first-century Sherlock Holmes named Gordianus the Finder made his living investigating murders and other sundry mysteries which were … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient world, classical world, mystery, Roma sub Rosa, Steven Saylor
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The Coffee Trader
The Coffee Trader© 2003 David Liss386 pages I never intended to return to David Liss so soon. No doubt, A Conspiracy of Paper was phenomenal — but I have two Bernard Cornwell novels just awaiting to be read! There’s something compelling … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged David Liss, goods/services, historical fiction, mystery, Netherlands, thriller
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A Conspiracy of Paper
A Conspiracy of Paper© 2000 David Liss442 pages Benjamin Weaver is a man with a curious trade. Having left the family business years ago, in his early days he earned acclaim for his skills as a boxer, introducing a ‘scientific’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, David Liss, historical fiction, money, mystery, thriller
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Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder© 1958 Robert Traver448 pages A woman is raped at the gates of her neighborhood, but her cries for help register too late. By the time her husband, one Lieutenant Frederic Manion of the US Army, realizes … Continue reading
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