Category: Book Reviews

November 23, 2023

The Pigeon Tunnel by John LeCarre *** (of 4)

Nearing the end of a long and terrifically prodigious career as a writer, Le Carre assembled here the true events that undergird his novels. He...

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October 27, 2023

Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin ** (of 4)

Toobin can be a captivating writer; he is one of the greats at uncovering the backstories of a variety of criminals and noteworthy trials: OJ...

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October 27, 2023

All the Sinners Bleed *** (of 4)

Nobody captures underlying racial tension in the contemporary south, wrapped in a crime thriller, as well as S.A. Cosby. His leads–this is Cosby’s fourth in...

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October 27, 2023

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman *** (of 4)

In this fourth installation of the Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman’s four 80-year-old residents (plus or minus, but who can keep track at that age...

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October 20, 2023

Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen Guelzo *** (of 4)

Tens of thousands of books have been written about the Civil War, and thousands have covered one of the most significant battles of the conflict:...

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October 7, 2023

How to Make a Slave by Jerald Walker **** (of 4)

Jerald Walker is a Black professor at a prestigious Boston college. He lives in an overwhelmingly upscale Boston-adjacent community, and on the surface would appear...

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October 7, 2023

Draft No. 4 by John McPhee *** (of 4)

McPhee is one of the preeminent nonfiction craftsmen of the last half century. As a staff writer for The New Yorker his longform essays have...

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September 21, 2023

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

On the plus side there are very few writers who can match JK Rowling’s (writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) ability to capture personality, dialogue,...

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September 19, 2023

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride **** (of 4)

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is a one-room general store owned by Moshe, but run, at a loss, by his warm-hearted, open-minded, club-footed (polio),...

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September 19, 2023

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel **** (of 4)

The book opens by letting readers know that Stephane Breitwieser is probably the most successful art thief that has ever lived. He has been captured...

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