by Anthony Horowitz, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio This book is a bit different in that the author, Horowitz, isn’t investigating a murder with Hawthorne, but is pursued as the primary suspect in a murder. When a … Continue reading →
by David Rubenstein, 2019, Simon & Shuster, New York This book is a collection of edited transcripts of conversations that the author, David Rubenstein, had with some well-known American historians. The conversations were held at the Library of Congress beginning … Continue reading →
(Commissario Brunetti Book 1), by Donna Leon, 2012, Kindle Edition, Grove Press I was looking forward to the first book of the Commissario Brunetti series as I had read (or listened to) four of her books in the series previously. … Continue reading →
by Anthony Horowitz, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Rory Kinnear, Harper Audio Horowitz gets an invitation to a book fair on a channel island and decides to attend with Harthorne where they will attempt to promote Horowitz’ first book (which hasn’t … Continue reading →
by Nicholas G. Penniman IV, 2019, Barringer Publishing, Naples, Florida. After dinner one night in Naples our dinner host offered to lend me some books. I selected this one for two reasons: The topic interested me as I was in … Continue reading →
by Lois Lowry, 1993, Ever After Kindle Edition, 2018, Houghton Mifflin Houghton Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company I came across this book due to an unusual circumstance. I went to a Brown alumni club Holiday party and … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2023, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is the fifth in the Kingsbridge series that chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Kingsbridge in England. This book covers the years from … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwan, 2010, Kindle Edition, Anchor I chose this book because I ran out of books on my Kindle and, when I searched for books that were available at the library, I found this one and it looked interesting. … Continue reading →
by Annie Jacobsen, 2004, Kindle Edition, Dutton This book is actually fairly well done, despite the fact that I hated every minute I spent reading it. The scenario she describes is so awful that reading about it is an awful … Continue reading →
by Maurice Samuels, 2024, Kindle Edition, Yale University Press This is an interesting book that explores both the life of Alfred Dreyfus as well as his trial for treason. The book gets somewhat repetitive when it is describing Dreyfus, but … Continue reading →