Book Reviews and a Little More…
My mailbox has been pretty quiet in recent weeks, so I was quite pleased to come home to an unexpected package on my doorstep this weekend. What did I find? Grandmaster Lawrence Block brings his greatest character, Matthew Scudder, back into action in his most personal case to date. Matthew Scudder is finally on the straight and narrow when he runs into “High-Low” Jack Ellery,
Read moreIs anyone surprised by the book that was in my mailbox last week? I originally determined that Mockingjay was going to have to wait until I finished my book club read for next Tuesday, Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe. That didn’t last long, because I quickly discovered that August is absolutely not the right time for me to try reading a classic written in 1722.
Read moreThere was just one book in my mailbox this week. I’ve really slowed down my review copy requesting, so only average maybe 2 books a month. This book was from Amazon Vine. Broken is by Karin Fossum, a Norwegian author who is better known for her Inspector Sejer series. This book has an interesting premise: an author is harassed by a character until she agrees
Read moreIt’s Mailbox Monday, the Christmas edition! So these are books that weren’t in my mailbox, but under the Christmas tree. Here’s what I got! But, that’s not the best part. This was the cherry on the sundae… I have to admit, I have the best in-laws. I’ve been working on getting the ebooks I already owned onto it, and purchased Shogun to finish reading on
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