Iron Lake
by William Kent Krueger, 1999, Atria Books This book is about a former sheriff in Northern Minnesota who is having a rough time as he has recently separated from his wife and is engaged in a romance with another woman. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Fiction
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Adam Grupper, Hachette Audio At first, I didn’t think I liked this book, but the more I listened to it, the more it grew on me. The characters aren’t always the most likable, … Continue reading →
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin, 2014, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill This is a really nice story about a bookseller on the fictional Alice Island off the coast of Cape Cod. There is a little bit of romance, some mystery, and a … Continue reading →
The Survivors
by Jane Harper, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Stephen Shanahan, Macmillan Audio I don’t think this is Jane Harper’s best work, although I have read only two of her books. The first book I read was her first book The Dry, … Continue reading →
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus 2022, Doubleday, New York This is a story about a woman in the 1950’s who has a passion for science and wants to conduct research in chemistry. Unfortunately, she runs into many challenges, the primary one being … Continue reading →
My Italian Bulldozer
by Alexander McCall Smith, 2017, Pantheon This is a delightful book about a man who breaks up with his girlfriend and then travels to Tuscany to finish writing a book about Tuscan food and wine. He finds that when he … Continue reading →
Still Life
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 →
Ocean State
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 →
The Dry
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 →
The Next Accident
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 →