Fadeaway Joe by Hugh Lessig

August 21, 2023

Hugh Lessig’s debut crime novel, Fadeaway Joe, introduces an unlikely duo, and an unreliable narrator not easily forgotten. In fact, it’s an entire cast of suspicious characters. At sixty-four, Joe Pendergast isn’t willing to give up his career...

A Man of Iron by Troy Senik

August 20, 2023

Thank you to a friend, David Chaudoir, for today’s review of Troy Senik’s book, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland. David is a writer and an anthropologist. A MAN OF IRON: THE TURBULENT LIFE AND IMPROBABLE...

What Are You Reading?

August 17, 2023

We made it to Thursday! I do have book reviews scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week, so it won’t be an entire week of nothing. The weather here has been unusual for August, only in the high 70s yesterday. They say 77 and sunny as I write this,...

What Are You Reading?

August 10, 2023

It’s Thursday! My work weeks are zooming by. As of today, I have sixteen days of work left. Hard to believe. You’re the ones who are putting up with me as I’m in between work projects, meetings, and packing at home. Thank you for your patience!...

The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning

August 07, 2023

Kirsty Manning takes readers into the opulence, glamour and decadence of 1930s Paris in her historical mystery, The Paris Mystery. The atmospheric story is an excellent introduction to pre-World War II Paris as seen through the eyes of an outsider, reporter Charlotte...

What Are You Reading?

August 03, 2023

Let’s chat. As most of you know, I’m retiring from my day job on Aug. 31. Then, I’m moving to Ohio on September 18. Word of warning: it’s not wise to retire and move at the same time. I took yesterday afternoon off to run errands, going six...