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A detective who can’t let go
Bob Moyer has long been a fan of the Bosch detective world created by Michael Connelly. The recent spinoff Catalina series featuring Detective Sergeant Stilwell – known as Stil – is no exception. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer IRONWOOD. By Michael Connelly. Little, Brown and Company. 336 pages. $32. How does this guy keep his…
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The Other World, in Ireland
We will forgive Paul O’Connor if he’s bit of a Hibernophile and that proclivity may have influenced his reaction to this historical novel. I am certain that if the book hadn’t been well written, he would have let us know in no uncertain terms. Reviewed by Paul T. O’Connor LAND. By Maggie O’Farrell. Alfred A.…
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What it’s all about …
Paul O’Connor takes a look at a recent literary thriller by Charlotte McConaghy, a noted Australian author with a strong interest in the environment and the effects of climate change, He warns: Don’t start this book if you don’t have time to finish promptly. Reviewed by Paul T. O’Connor WILD DARK SHORE. By Charlotte McConaghy.…
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Mosley changes pace, but not his message
Bob Moyer, long a fan of Walter Mosley and his outstanding mystery novels, takes a look at the author’s new book that’s a coming-of-age story rather than anything needing detective skills. Reviewed by Robert P. Moyer GHALEN: A Romance in Black. By Walter Mosley. Amistad. 368 pages. $30. Walter Mosley writes great mystery novels. That’s…
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D.C. cop takes on small-town murder
Anytime you need a recommendation for a good crime/detective/mystery novel, look up reviews by Bob Moyer. He knows and reads books by more authors in that world than anyone I know. Actually, he’s reviewed at least one David Swinson book on this blog before – a quick search took to me to Bob’s review of…
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Jane Austen, with a mysterious twist
Did you ever have the pleasure of reading Jane Austen’s novels? Although I was an English major in college, journalism courses accounted for many of my English hours. Otherwise, I took the usual Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, etc., and then studied as much American literature as I could. It was a few years later, when I…