by Alan Moorehead, originally published in 1963, Kindle version, 2010, Skyhorse This book is about an exploration expedition into the interior of Australia in 1860. Much of Australia had never been explored at that time and this was one of … Continue reading →
by David Kertzer, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Arthur Morey, Random House Audio In 2020 the Vatican opened up numerous documents in their archives relating to communications and meeting between the Vatican and the Italian and German governments before and … Continue reading →
by Louise Penny, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham released in 2014, Macmillan Audio This is the first of Louise Penny’s mysteries with Inspector Armand Gamache in the Quebec town of Three Pines. There is an intricate plot revolving around … Continue reading →
by Herbert Hoover, edited by William Nichols, 1964, Random House, New York This book was in a box of books that I inherited from my grandmother back in the 1990’s. I hadn’t read it until recently when I decided to … Continue reading →
by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 2014, Public Affairs, A Member of Perseus Book Group, New York I noticed this book in my son’s library and thought it would be interesting to read as I didn’t know the details of the American … Continue reading →
by Rosemary Mahoney, 2007, Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company This is a somewhat odd book written, I think, by a somewhat odd woman. Who would want to do what she did? Row down the Nile River by herself … Continue reading →
by Stuart O’Nan, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Sara Young I borrowed this book primarily because the novel takes place near where we spend our summers in Rhode Island. The book had some interesting aspects as it depicts a murder by … Continue reading →
by Jane Harper, 2017, Audiobook narrated by Stephen Shanahan, Macmillan Audio A friend recommended books by Jane Harper and I was lucky to be able to borrow this audiobook from my local library using Libby. The setting of this murder … Continue reading →
by Lisa Gardner, 2001, Bantam Books This is a typical crime mystery with not much to recommend it. It was an easy read, although sometimes a bit disjointed. The characters and the plot are okay, but not exceptional. The book … Continue reading →
by Alexander McCall Smith, 2003, Audiobook narrated by Lisette Lecat, Recorded Books This novel is the first in a series of books about a lady who started a detective agency in Botswana. Since we traveled to Africa this last … Continue reading →