Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

April 12, 2022

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 Nine...

The Investigator by John Sandford

April 11, 2022

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

April 10, 2022

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...

The Kindness of Strangers by Andy Weinberger

April 09, 2022

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...

What Are You Reading?

April 07, 2022

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...

Kevin’s Corner Annex – S.A. Cosby’s Razorblade Tears

April 06, 2022

I’m absolutely slammed this week, and my Mom and my sister, Christie, are coming in today, so I spent last evening tidying up. (I will never say I clean well. I believe in that quote, “If you have time to clean, you’re not reading enough.”) So,...