by William Kent Kruger, 2021, Atria Books, New York This book is a prequel to the Corcoran O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger. The author takes us back to a time when Cork was twelve years old and his father, … Continue reading →
by Erik Larson, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Will Patton, Random House Audio This book is a detailed account of the events that led up to the attack on Fort Sumter which was the start of the Civil War. The author … Continue reading →
by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary, 2016, Pegasus Books, Ltd. I didn’t initially think much about this book. It’s the story of a family that was on board a freighter bound to New Orleans from Costa Rica during WWII … Continue reading →
by Gordon Greisman, 2024, Kindle Edition, Blackstone Publishing This is a gritty detective story that is set in New York City in the 1950’s. The plot centers on a missing teenage girl whose father contracts with a private detective to … Continue reading →
by Derek B. Miller, 2013, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books, Reprint edition This book is about Sheldon Horowitz, an 82-year-old former U.S. Marine sharpshooter, who has moved in with his granddaughter and her husband in Norway. A woman who is a … Continue reading →
by Fredrik Backman, 2016, Audiobook narrated by Joan Walker, Simon & Schuster Audio This audiobook is delightful. It’s about a 63-year-old woman who has led a very sheltered life. She is ready for a change, and she decides to try … Continue reading →
by Donal Ryan, 2018, Kindle Edition, Penguin Books This book starts with the story of a young doctor trying to escape Syria with his family. It then leaves him and shifts to a young man in Ireland who is having … Continue reading →
by Phillip Kerr, 2009, A Bernie Gunther mystery book 4, Kindle Edition, Penguin Publishing Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons imprint This is the first book that I have read by Phillip Kerr, although it is the fourth book he wrote in … Continue reading →
A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 18 by Louise Penny, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Robert Bathurst, released in 2022, Macmillan Audio This book started out at the scene of a murder many years prior. It was at this investigation that … Continue reading →
by James Joyce, book originally published in 1911, Audiobook released in 2011, narrated by several persons, Tantor Audio We listened to this audiobook on our trip from Florida to Rhode Island this year. It is a collection of short stories … Continue reading →