by Barbara Kingsolver, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Charlie Thurston, HarperAudio I had high expectations for this book as it had won the Pulitzer Prize and it was being compared to Huck Finn and Catcher in the Rye. Although Kingsolver did … Continue reading →
The Lincoln Lawyer Series, Book 2, by Michael Connelly, 2008, Audiobook narrated by Peter Giles, Hachette Audio Usually the second book in a series isn’t quite as good as the first one. I didn’t find that to be the case. … Continue reading →
by Louise Penny, 2006, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Coshan released in 2014, Macmillan Audio This is the second Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery by Louise Penny. He is called to investigate a new homicide that takes place at a curling … Continue reading →
by Donna Leon, 1994, Audiobook produced 2009, narrated by David Colacci, Blackstone Audio, Inc. This book is about a murder of a supposed transvestite man whose face is bashed in. Guido Brunetti is called to Mestre (near Venice) to investigate … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →