Michael Connelly’s books have given us over 30 crime books in the last 30 years with central characters like Detective Harry Bosch and lawyer Micky Haller. He has also written books featuring Jack McEvoy (crime writer), Terry McCaleb (criminal profiler), … Continue reading →
Some Lie and Some Die is a mystery novel by Ruth Rendell, the 8th book in the Inspector Wexford series. The setting is a music festival in Kings Markham. A woman is found in a quarry, a murder victim, … Continue reading →
I remember the first time I heard Billy Joel’s first album. A friend (now deceased) played the vinyl record and stated that this artist would be around for a long time. He was right. Many of Billy … Continue reading →
Gallows View is the first book in the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. There are 28 mystery books and they have won a number of awards in the period from 1987 to 2023. All of the stories take … Continue reading →
River of the Gods – Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile is a historical account of the expeditions of Richard Burton and John Speke in the 1850s. The author Candice Millard has … Continue reading →
Force of Nature is a thriller/mystery novel written by Jane Harper, the second in the Aaron Falk series, set in Australia. Five women set out on a four day corporate retreat backpacking into the remote Giralang Range, but only … Continue reading →
The Mysterious Affair at Styles was Agatha Christie’s first book. She wrote in on a dare in 1916 and tried to get it published, unsuccessfully until 1919. It was then releases in serial format with 18 parts. It was not … Continue reading →
The book of Koli is a dystopian science fiction novel, told in a future after civilization has broken down and genetically-altered nature has taken over. People survive in small villages or enclaves and build their own way-of-life, complete with the … Continue reading →
A World of Curiosities in the 18th book in the Inspector Gamache series by Canadian author Louise Penny. It is a police procedural crime novel, but there are many layers and intriguing developments throughout the story, completed by a thriller … Continue reading →
For years we have been seeing more and more people who seemed to spend a lot of time in trailers or vans. When we talked to a few people we were surprised to find out that they were actually traveling … Continue reading →
