Reviews + Articles
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
I picked up Peter Swanson’s Nine Lives because everything I read about it mentioned Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. I can see that it’s a riff off the classic. I’ll admit, though, by the time the characters were killed off in...
The Investigator by John Sandford
If you’ve read John Sandford’s novels about Lucas Davenport, you’ve undoubtedly read about his adopted daughter, Letty. Her experiences as a child are rehashed in The Investigator, so even if you don’t remember her, or never read a Lucas...
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom’s In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss isn’t an easy book to read, and many readers may be uncomfortable with this book. Bloom’s husband, Brian Ameche, had Alzheimer’s, and he made the decision that he didn’t want to live with...
The Kindness of Strangers by Andy Weinberger
There’s a melancholy tone of loss in Andy Weinberger’s third Amos Parisman mystery. Even in the first in the series, An Old Man’s Game, Amos complained about his age. He still calls himself the “best Jewish detective in LA”, while...
Winners and A Blue Book Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Behind the Lies will go to Wendy A. from Ferndale, WA. Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL won The Lying Club. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I’m giving away blue books. Rhys...
What Are You Reading?
I have to admit I haven’t read much this week, and I might not even have much time to catch up here today. My Mom and sister, Christie, came in yesterday. They’re leaving on Friday, but that means I’m spending Thursday enjoying their company. That...