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The Tin Roof BlowdownThe Tin Roof Blowdown is a 2007 novel by James Lee Burke. I learned of this particular Burke novel after reading a more recent book...
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Sly as a FoxSly as a Fox by Wendy L. Koenig is the second novel in the Sylvia Wilson Mystery series. The first novel, On the Sly, was...
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LibertylandLibertyland by Peter Sacks is a very scary political thriller, scary because of its plausibility. A professor has been talking up the...
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FlatPersonally, I have a fascination with the Age of Exploration. I remember hearing a lecture when I was in 8 th grade about Prince Henry...
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The Assassin's ProtégéThe Assassin's Protégé is a thrill ride of an origin story. Alison Blasdell has given readers Ainsley Jarred, a helicopter...
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A Galway EpiphanyKen Bruen, an Irish novelist, has been one of my favorite authors, and it’s my assumption that his protagonist, Jack Taylor, is in...
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The Blind Devotion of ImogeneThe Blind Devotion of Imogene , subtitled The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor by David Putnam is my second Putnam novel and...
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Joey Piss Pot by Charlie Stella#10 in Stella’s library of mob fiction (on top of two non-fiction and two plays). You got 10 published books in a common theme, you’re good....
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Hush, a Book of Bedtime ContemplationsOkay, it’s not a mystery thriller, not an espionage novel, but if sleep has ever been a problem for you, then this short book is worth...
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The Last HopeIn early 3/24, I read the first in a series known as the Maggie Hope Mystery Series by Susan Elia MacNeal. I really enjoyed the first...
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The Lost CoastThe Lost Coast by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman is my first read of this father and son author team, although I’ve read and...
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The Caiman of IquitosIf you’re a fan of espionage novels, political corruption, moles in high governmental jobs, conspiracies against the American...
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Cleopatra CaperCleopatra Caper is a novel by John Amos, his first novel reviewed in this blog. I thought the story had a clever beginning regarding...
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Cast a Cold EyeAbout six months ago, East Coast Don reviewed our first read by Robbie Morrison, Edge of the Grave, and this is the second,...
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The Real HoosiersThe Real Hoosiers, Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops , by Jack McCallum, was just...
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Owning Up by George PelecanosPelecanos is a supremely gifted crime writer. 21 crime thriller/mysteries to his credit - I've read them all. He's also an Emmy-nominated...
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Mr. Churchill's SecretaryTired of reading nonfiction books about the WWII in the Pacific, what do I do? I listened to an audiobook fiction of WWII in...
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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (associated with the Agatha Christie series)Once again, I ran out of audiobooks for my early morning dog walks. I had a number of books on hold on Libby, but that was not going...
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Broadcasting Politics in JapanThis book may not draw much interest from many of this blog’s regular readers, but I’m better informed for having read it. Ellis S....
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High Wire by Kam MajdI think anyone would hate to be hired simply to check some box, but plenty of folks think that Kate Gallagher was hired by Jet East airlines...
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EngameI enjoyed Endgame by Omid Scobie in audiobook format. The author was also the reader, and he was a delightful man to listen to....
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Pacific Crucible, War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942As I continue my dive into information about Japan, I decided to read another nonfiction work about the naval war in the Pacific...
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The EdgeWhile looking at this blog before writing this review, I was surprised to see that this is the 20 th Baldacci novel that we’ve...
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You Gotta Have WaIn my rush to read Japanese literature, I would not have guessed I would end up with a book on Japanese baseball, like the 1990 title...
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Lost Empire, A Fargo AdventureI must have read at least 10 Clive Cussler books in the 70’s and 80’s, but I got a bit tired of his formula for Dirk Pitt, who was...
