Reviews

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston is exactly what the title implies—it’s a story told through a book of photos, memorabilia and souvenirs.  The story begins in 1920 when, full of dreams and goals for the f

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power is the fourth in Caro’s series on LBJ and covers the years from 1958, when Johnson began his candidacy for the presidency, to his first weeks in the White House in the winter of 1963-64 followi

The world will end in thirty-one days, and only Jack the Ripper can save it.

No, really.  Jack and his loyal dog Snuff are the last guards against the Elder Gods’ incursion into our world.  They have a month to prepare against attempts to open the way for the eldritch monsters, as well as keep control of the various Things they guard in their home.

Stealing a sword, even if it is magical, should be a simple thing. Especially for Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, thieves who specialize in accomplishing the impossible. But when this simple task leads to their being framed for the murder of the king, they find themselves thrust into the spotlight in a conspiracy of kingdoms.

The title says it all. At some point in time, all of us have made a list: things to do, grocery, or books to read.  Some of us have a love-hate relationship with checklists, but most of us see the importance of then and they are used all over the world.  Gawande argues that checklists have two main purposes: to create efficiency, and accuracy.

Has Wil Wheaton ever tweeted you a picture of himself collating paper?  Have you ever surprised your husband with a six foot metal chicken?  Has your father ever made a hand puppet out of a dead squirrel?

Despite the Colley family remaining neutral during the Civil War, the Missouri Union Militia sets fire to their home, leaving young Adair with only her two sisters. Together the three set out to navigate war-torn Missouri – an environment so inhospitable it makes Armageddon seem manageable.

Surprisingly, this book is not about Prague, or its famous cemetery; in fact only about 100 out of 460 pages cover anything remotely relating to Prague.  The Prague Cemetery describes infamous hoaxes, forgeries and plagiarisms of the 19th century and how they fueled some of th

The Skorpion Directive is the fourth book in the Micah Dalton series and the pace is fast and furious.  Stone is not averse to killing off characters that have appeared in previous novels.  The bad guys (Ultra Nationalist Serbs) are really bad and M

Die for Me, written by Amy Plum, is a story of love, loss, desire, and the supernatural. Kate and her sister Georgia have suffered the tragic loss of their parents, who were so horrifically injured in a car accident that Kate could not even recognize her father’s face.