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Category Archives: Reviews
Homage or sendup? ‘The Eighth Detective’ is above all a puzzle
A mathematician “proves” that all mystery stories fall into just seven types. But before a publisher can print his work, she must figure out what he’s hiding.
Don’t let the sun go down on you in small-town Maine
Return with me to a more innocent time, when the only bloodsuckers you had to worry about were actual vampires.
Drama abounds at the Supreme Court in ’While Justice Sleeps’
Can any political thriller top the extreme antics of real life these days? Stacey Abrams makes her case.
‘Neither Here Nor There’ is neither terrible nor great
Bill Bryson made his name with witty travelogues that spanned the world. But does the shtick ever get old?
’The Chessmen’ is a satisfying trilogy finale
Past and present once again collide for Fin Macleod in the Outer Hebrides in this finale to Peter May’s Lewis Trilogy.
Uncovering family secrets in seaside Ireland
Her mother’s death leads Elizabeth on a journey to discover her father’s true identity and why her mother refused to talk about her life before Elizabeth was born.
Mary Roach pokes her curious mind into the laboratory & the bedroom in ‘Bonk’
How do you measure human arousal? And where does the money or the volunteers come from? Mary Roach explains in ‘Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex’
Who is the pawn in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’?
An orphan finds her sense of self in an unexpected talent for chess, but can the game also vanquish her demons?
Complicated family dynamics drive the action in ‘Bonecrack’
Neil Griffon gets more than he bargained for when he temporarily assumes management of his estranged father’s stable. Along with the horses, he has to deal with a villain whose inexperienced son wants to be an apprentice jockey — whatever the cost.
An American Bluestocking 