A Rumpole Christmas is a book that can be enjoyed at any time of the year consisting as it does of 5 classic comic tales by John Mortimer featuring Horace Rumpole, British criminal barrister practicing at London’s Old Bailey courts. Mortimer, who died in January 2009, was himself a barrister, and also a novelist and [...]
After reading Ray Banks’ “Saturday’s Child”, I was thrilled when his “Sucker Punch” was released. What a fantastic mystery writer! Dark and violent, this book features private investigator Callum Innes and his newest gig: babysitting Liam Wooley, an amateur boxer who is traveling to California from the U.K. for a boxing competition. The boxing world [...]
Death by Pantyhose , the sixth title in the Jaine Austen Mystery series by Laura Levine, continues the tradition of the series with its quirky humor, quick pace, lovable characters, and zany situations. This time Jaine Austen, a financially down-on-her-luck writer and part-time detective who is not in any way related to the famous author [...]
Anathem by Neal Stephenson One of the best things about Neal Stephenson’s works is that they make me feel just a bit smarter than I probably am. He gets into some pretty heavy mathematical, physics and philosophical areas but he holds your hand through them, explaining in a not too convoluted way. The novels can [...]