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The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider, Mike Mitchell (Translator)

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The best part of the book was the novel setting and culture; seeing a different part of the world through someone else's eyes. But I can't say that I was wowed...

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The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius by Bob Batchelor

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Jeff Grim / 1 Comment

Prohibition – most people think this American experiment in outlawing alcohol sales and consumption was an abysmal failure. Not only did it encourage othe...

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Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

I like many of the detective/crime series on television, particularly the two NCIS series. So, when I had an opportunity to read about BBC’s hit crime ser...

In The Mail

In the Mail: A Hard Death

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Though Hayes flirts with a few genre clichés, Jenner emerges as a sufficiently flawed yet empathetic hero.

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T.J. English & The Savage City on The Daily Show

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am late in posting this but thought it still worth doing so. The Savage City by T.J. English is one of a great many serious and engaging books that I am unlik...

In The Mail

In the Mail: Infamous

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Infamous by Ace Atkins Publishers Weekly Set in 1933, Atkins’s winning fourth history-based novel focuses on two figures who, as the author explains in an...

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