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Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, Book 1

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 14, 2025 by LarrySeptember 21, 2025

by Dorothy Sayers, novel first published in 1923, Audiobook narrated by David Case, 2015, Blackstone Audio This book is Dorothy Sayers first novel and it was received with critical acclaim when it was published in 1923. Most of the detective … Continue reading →

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Shelterwood

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 6, 2025 by LarrySeptember 21, 2025

by Lisa Wingate, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Christine Lakin, Dan Bittner, and Jenna Lamia, Random House Audio The book is about a woman who is a National Park Service ranger in a fictional national park in Oklahoma in the late … Continue reading →

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Double Whammy (Skink Book 1)

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 31, 2025 by LarrySeptember 20, 2025

by Carl Hiaasen, 1988, Audiobook published in 2004 narrated by George Wilson, Recorded Books This is the first “Skink” book written by Hiassen so it provides information about this character who subsequently appears in many of the author’s novels. The … Continue reading →

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Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them,

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 25, 2025 by LarrySeptember 19, 2025

by Timothy Eagan, 2023, Kindle Edition. The book relates the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana starting in 1923. A man from Oklahoma abandoned his wife and child in Oklahoma and moved to Indiana where his charisma allowed … Continue reading →

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The Queens of Crime

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 11, 2025 by LarryJuly 24, 2025

by Marie Benedict, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Bessie Carter, Macmillan Audio The book is a form of historical fiction where the author uses the character of an historical figure and uses the character in a reconstructed situation. I ordinarily don’t … Continue reading →

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The Blacklist, by Sarah Paretsky (A V.I. Warshowsky Mystery, Book 11)

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 2, 2025 by LarryJuly 2, 2025

by Sarah Paretsky, 2003, Audiobook narrated by Sandra Burr, Billiance Audio A body of a Black man is discovered in a pond near an unoccupied mansion by private investigator Warshowsky, and it appears that he committed suicide. The circumstances, however, … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Dead (A D.I. Duncan McAdam Mystery)

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 1, 2025 by LarryJuly 1, 2025

by J.M. Dalgliesh, 2023, Hamilton Press While on cruise this summer we had a lecture on noir crime novels. One of the elements of this genre is a sense of place. The itinerary of the cruise included some stops in … Continue reading →

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 18, 2025 by LarryJune 22, 2025

by Jonathan Haidt, 2024, Kindle Edition, Penguin Press This book focuses on the causes of the heightened anxiety of the young persons of Generation Z. The author basically makes three points in this book: Haidt makes a compelling case that … Continue reading →

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James

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 13, 2025 by LarryJune 21, 2025

by Percival Everitt, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Random House Audio This book is based on the novel Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, but it is told from the perspective of Huck’s companion, the slave Jim. Jim is actually … Continue reading →

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The Dentist (Detective Sergeant George Cross Mystery, Book 1)

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 3, 2025 by LarryJune 21, 2025

by Tim Sullivan, 2025, Atlantic Crime George Cross is an autistic detective who lives alone and is not valued by his superiors. Nonetheless, he solves crimes using his dogged methods. His partner Josie, who is a single Black mother, tries … Continue reading →

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