A GREAT NOVEL ABOUT A GREAT COP
Every now and then, I read a historical novel in which the writer diligently researched the times and career of their protagonist, but didn’t really understand him or what he did, and let that...
A WHALE OF A TALE…
…and a tale of a whale. I just finished “In the Heart of the Sea” by Nathaniel Philbrick, an exhaustively researched account of the sinking of the Nantucket-based whaling ship Essex in 1820, the...
ANOTHER NEW STEPHEN HUNTER NOVEL
Judging by the reader comments from the last of his books I reviewed, “I, Sniper,” Stephen Hunter has lots of fans here. They’ll be happy to know that another in his Bob the Nailer...
SHOTGUNNED!
‘tis holiday season and gift-buying time. Books are among my favorite gifts, both to receive and to give. Let me suggest one to you now – a story of courage, survival, and justice...
AUTUMN OF THE LOONS
Jackie Clay, Backwoods Home’s most popular author, has followed up her first novel with a sequel that her fans hope will be the first of many, “Autumn of the Loons.” I enjoyed it as...