Thursday, November 26, 2009

110. Games to Keep the Dark Away, Marcia Muller (Audio)

Suspicious deaths in hospice generate more murders. Muller may have been the first in the modern female detective genre, but Sue Grafton does it better.

109. Heart of a Soldier, James B. Stewart

Welsh born, British solder, African, mercenary, U.S. soldier, Chief of Security for Morgan Stanley on 11 September : Rick Rescorla's story is a great adventure.

108. The Country of the Blind, H. G. Wells

Three short stories by "the father of modern science fiction" reflecting on sight and biological warfare.

107. Cold Service, Robert B. Parker

This time it's Hawk who is hurt. Spenser to the rescue. Well, nobody rescues Hawk; Spenser to arms!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

106. Sunstroke, Jesse Kellerman

Unrequited love disappears in Mexico and worshipful secretary begins a search with many surprises. Jesse Kellerman writes better than both his parents put together

105. Obelix and Co., Obelix et Compagnie, Goscinny

Thirty years after the first try, I still don't much like them, but they're funnier in English than French. How odd!

104. The Partners: Inside America's Most Powerful Law Firms, James B. Stewart

"Some of the most important, economic, social and political developments" of our time: Iran hostages, IBM anti-trust, the world of the Rockerfellers and more. Gripping.

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