by Edwin O’Connor, introduction by Jack Beatty, 2016 (originally published in 1956), Kindle Edition, University of Chicago, Reprint Edition This novel was chosen as our November 2016 Men’s Book Club Selection. While it is a book of fiction, it was … Continue reading →
by Pete Hamill, 2007, Kindle edition by the Hachette Book Group This is a story of a doctor who grew up in a tough area of Manhattan and then enlisted in the army. He was in the trenches in France … Continue reading →
by Kate Morton, 2015, Kindle Edition, Atria Books, Reprint Edition, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales, Inc. This book is a mystery about a cold case disappearance of a young boy in Cornwall, England. A woman detective, who is temporarily … Continue reading →
by Ross McDonald, originally published in 1959, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard; Reprint edition (November 26, 1996) This is another crime story featuring the detective, Lew Archer. Unlike many of the detective shows on TV these days, Lew Archer has a dark … Continue reading →
by Robin Cook, 2009, audiobook read by George Guidall, Recorded Books, Frederick, MD This is possibly one of the worst books I have ever experienced. My wife and I listened to it on our trip from Florida to Rhode Island … Continue reading →
by Daniel Silva, 2004, audiobook read by John Lee, Books on Tape This is a pretty good book about tracking down a Nazi war criminal in Vienna who has a connection to a right-wing politician who is running for the office … Continue reading →
by Anthony Doerr, 2014. Scribner, New York This book, about a young blind girl and a German boy genius whose paths cross in WWII, starts a bit slow and seems a little disjointed in the beginning, but it really comes … Continue reading →
by Ian McEwan, 2014, Penguin Random House, New York This book is about a woman judge in England who must rule whether a young boy should be forced to undergo a blood transfusion to save his life, despite the religious objections … Continue reading →
by David Mitchell, audiobook narrated by Jonathan Aris and Paula Wilcox, 2010, Recorded Books This is a story about a clerk in the employ of the Dutch East India company in about 1800 and his experiences in Dejima, Japan. The … Continue reading →
by Nelson DeMille, 2006, Warner Books, New York This is a novel about a retired NYC police detective working for an anti-terrorist group within the FBI after 911. His wife also works for the FBI and is officially his supervisor. It takes place in … Continue reading →