Normally when reading books in a series, one would start at the first book. However, sometimes one has not a clue that the book is actually a part of a series and it works out for the better. That’s exactly what happened when I first delved into the Agent Aloysius Pendergast series by Douglas Preston... Continue Reading →
If I Forget You by Thomas Christopher Greene
Picture this scene; a beautiful spring day in the city of Manhattan, a man is walking down the street when suddenly he sees the woman he fell in love with 21 years ago only to watch her quickly run away from him after they make eye contact. I don’t read a lot of romance novels... Continue Reading →
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
I just started watching a new Anglo-Canadian television production set in the five boroughs of old New York in the 1880's. The show "Copper" is gritty, showing the harsh differences between the wealthy and the poor during the era. While it is original and both well acted and written, it keep reminding me of a... Continue Reading →
A Bad, Bad Man
A Bad, Bad Man Joe Pitt is one bad dude. But he is one bad dude that does appear to have somewhat of a moral compass. Much like me, I’m sure you will find yourself instantly liking Charlie Huston’s gritty, chain smoking and hardboiled main character Joe Pitt in the Joe Pitt Casebooks series. I... Continue Reading →
The Tattoo Artist
The Tattoo Artist by Jill Ciment. This summer I read Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment. I enjoyed it and wondered what else I could read. Well her novel “The Tattoo Artist” caught my eye, but we didn’t carry it. So I requested it on Interlibrary Loan. I really enjoyed it and passed it on to... Continue Reading →
An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon
When you start off the New Year reading an 814 page book, you know the year just has to get better. It's been a 4 year wait but number 7 in Diana Gabaldon's Outland series is out. I just finished reading "An Echo in the bone". Whew! It is not a quick read. There were... Continue Reading →
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