The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore (Historical Novel, 2024). The most pleasantly surprising aspect of this based-on-actual-events book of a bunch of bookish economists looking for ways to cripple Nazi Germany’s economy (and therefore help win WWII) is how riveting and even exciting it is. It’s at once carefully researched, featuring actual people doing […]
Read more "BOOK REVIEW: The Wealth of Shadows"The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (SF Mystery Novel, 2024). This is Turton’s third novel, each blending crime fiction with other genres and each quite successful, in both sales and critical acclaim. In this case, a man-made near-future disaster has engulfed Earth. It seems that a single Greek island, […]
Read more "BOOK REVIEW: The Last Murder at the End of the World"One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall (Contemporary Novel, 2024). It’s clear early on that the title is meant ironically. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which is the first-person thoughts of Cole, a guy who would say (unironically) that he is an actual good guy. He thinks he’s more […]
Read more "BOOK REVIEW: One of the Good Guys"Toxic Prey by John Sandford (Crime Thriller, 2024). US Marshal Lucas Davenport and his daughter Letty (an agent with the Department of Homeland Security) are among the veteran author’s most popular characters. Sometimes, like in this case, they team up for dangerous and exciting adventures. In this case, they’re key elements in a group hunting […]
Read more "BOOK REVIEW: Toxic Prey"The Women by Kristin Hannah (Historical Novel, 2024). This meaty (464 page) and powerful novel of the Vietnam War and its aftermath follows Frances “Frankie” McGrath from a naive young nurse thrown into all the horrors that brutal conflict had to offer and onward into a bitter homecoming, facing abuse and multiple betrayals (from strangers, […]
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