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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 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. Knopf.…
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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…
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A young man’s death, and the price of corruption
Paul O’Connor, himself now the published author of a nonfiction book, takes a look at the latest offering from a recent book by someone he deems “a master of narrative nonfiction.” Reviewed by Paul T. O’Connor LONDON FALLING: A MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN A GILDED CITY AND A FAMILY’S SEARCH FOR TRUTH. By Patrick Radden Keefe.…