Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson

September 22, 2020

I have a difficult time with a review when I am passionate about a book. What more do I say other than, I love this book? I always have a tough time reviewing Louise Penny’s books. I do love Craig Johnson’s latest Walt Longmire book, but it is such a...

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

September 21, 2020

“Killing someone is easy. hiding the body, now, that’s usually the hard part.” It’s even harder to keep that killing a secret when The Thursday Murder Club takes an interest. In his funny, sometimes poignant debut mystery, Richard Osman...

Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg

June 21, 2020

Nothing Can Hurt You is a literary novel, a debut by Nicola Maye Goldberg. And, let’s face it. Even with the subject, the impact a young woman’s murder has on other women, a literary novel is not usually my preferred reading. I received this book to review...

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan

March 14, 2020

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Indonesian-born Singaporean writer Clarissa Goenawan isn’t my normal type of reading. And, I’m still not sure what I think of this unusual book set in Japan. I can say I think it’s designed for an audience in...

An Old Man’s Game by Andy Weinberger

December 07, 2019

It’s sort of disturbing to realize Amos Parisman, a retired PI in Los Angeles, is only a few years older than I am. He was a Marine in Vietnam, then a private investigator for forty years. He and his wife, Loretta, are aging in a retirement home when he’s...