This is just the sort of mystery you’re looking for if you need a break from the more grim, hard-nosed detectives and assassins, and want something lighter, even a little off-beat. [...]
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The Black Sun, by James Twining, is a book with several flaws, yet a lot of intrigue and excitement too. And it’s the latter qualities that make me recommend the book as a fun read if you want lots of mystery and adventure in the world of art theft and politics. The story, the second novel among [...] It was as though, metaphorically, I could feel the entire Odysseus mythos being built up, piece by piece, over years and centuries. [...] It’s a stark, kind of jolting title – Blasphemy – but it’s a perfect description of almost everything that goes on in this novel by Douglas Preston. In the context of this story it applies, as you would expect, to religion. But it also describes the political machinations that take place, from the level of the [...] I could see Invisible Lives, by Anjali Banerjee, as a Bollywood movie. I can even imagine where the musical numbers would fit into the plot. [...] Uptown, by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, is a fascinating book for two reasons, the first, of course, being the story itself. It’s about a wealthy but somewhat dysfunctional family operating primarily in the real estate business in New York City. As Avery Lyons comes home to deal with family issues for the first time in [...] I view this book as a sort of last burst of mindless fun mixed with adventure before, in book three, we get down to some Very Serious Business. [...] |
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