Sunday, May 3, 2020

The Holdout by Graham Moore

Book of the Month Club selection. A lone juror holds out in a murder trial, eventually convincing the other jurors to vote not guilty. Years later she starts wondering if she did the right thing. There is reunion of the jurors, and people start dying. Decent thriller

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Christus Vincit by Archbishop Athansius Schneider

Indispensable book in these days when the highest echelons of the Catholic Church seem determined to undermine the deposit of faith. Archbishop Schneider, from Kazakhstan, lives up to his namesake St. Athanasius in standing as a bulwark of faith. A light in these dark times.

Sundown Motel by Simone St. James

This Book of the Month selection is a ghost story/murder mystery. I found it good but not compelling. The mystery is a bit predictable, and the ghosts are OK but not especially creepy. So it's not great but nonetheless good enough to be worth reading.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Cold Hearted River by Keith McCafferty

Book 6 of the Sean Stranahan series. This is a good one with a good mystery and a tie-in with Ernest Hemingway.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Angels Flight by Michael Connelly

Next in the Harry Bosch series. Solid entry.

Monday, October 21, 2019

Fields of Fire by James Webb

Vietnam War novel I've been intending to read for many years, and finally got around to it. An excellent read and highly recommended, although I don't think it is quite as good as Matterhorn or The 13th Valley. All three are outstanding.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Aftermath by James Rickards

Rickards latest book that discusses the financial and economic crisis and how to deal with it.