To blog or not to blog?
So the question I have been mulling for the last couple of months (but not for the first time) is whether to keep blogging or call it quits after 14 years. I th...
Year: 2017
A Fragile Thing by Kevin Wignall
Another dark and morally ambivalent thriller from Kevin Wignall. But this time instead of a hitman the main character is a wealthy investor (slash money launder...
The Child by Fiona Barton
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it's impossible to ignore....
The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett
It was interesting enough that I kept reading but just didn't quite grab me. Perhaps it is not quite my genre; a little too much romance and family drama for my...
Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America by Michael C. Harris
The book thrives in the details. Harris in many instances lists the names of those who are killed or wounded in a particular part of the battle. That example an...
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda
Because of Alda's light touch and personal approach the book, despite the science involved, is a quick and easy read. But the nuggets and insights should not b...