It’s probably not a surprise to anyone that I’m a book lover, and I love the setting of the original crime here, a library in Venice. The descriptions of antique and rare books are fabulous. The original crime is that someone is stealing pages, mostly illustrations, from rare books as …
I am a huge Agatha Christie fan, so when I was They All Fall Down is an adaptation of And Then There Were None, I was of course interested. Seven people are lured to an island in Mexico and if you’ve read/seen And Then There Were None, you have a …
The Big Kauna is the 6th in the Fox and O’Hare series, but can totally be read as a stand-alone. And maybe should be. It’s a good adventure, just doesn’t fit well with the rest of the series. Kate is FBI forced to team up with Nick, a con man/crook. …
I have been a fan of Higashino’s for years, but the order his books are translated into English seems rather haphazard. Thankfully the ones I’ve read have all been able to stand on their own, including Newcomer. The newcomer is Detective Kaga, who has been newly transferred to the district. …
I loved One Summer by Bill Bryson. I may have already told my mom she should read it. Unfortunately, I can’t just let her borrow mine since a.) I listened to the audio version and b.) I borrowed it from the library. I’m not a history buff or a sports …
The Montalbano series is not one I read/listen to in order. When I’m between books and one is available at the library I pick it up, which is how I ended up listening to The Overnight Kidnapper. It’s pretty typical for the series. We have some random, brief kidnappings that …
