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About: Operation Shylock: A confession by Philip Roth takes place in the 1990s during a turbulent time in Israel. Mr. Roth is an American writer known for blurring fiction and reality. My rating for Operation Shylock – 3Buy Operation Shylock from Amazon.com*More […]
About: The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva is the 12th book in the Gabriel Allon series, sending the master spy and art restorer extraordinaire from the Vatican to Jerusalem. Once again, Allon founds himself in the middle of geopolitical events. Just when […]
About: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver tells of a family of missionaries went to the Congo during a turbulent time of the later 1950s. Ms. Kingsolver is an award-winning, best-selling American author. My rating for The Poisonwood Bible – 4Buy The […]
About: The Silent Man by Alex Berenson is the third novel following CIA agent John Wells. Mr. Berenson is a best selling author and New York Times reporter. My rating for The Silent Man – 4Buy The Silent Man from Amazon.com*More books […]
About: The Street Lawyer by John Grisham tells of a high-powered lawyer who finds his conscience and starts working at a low paying job advocating for homeless people. Mr. Grisham is an award-winning, best-selling author specializing in legal thrillers. My rating for […]
About: The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a Pulitzer Prize winner about a father and son walking south in a post apocalyptic America. Mr. McCarthy is an American best-selling author and, as noted, won a few writing contests as well. My rating […]
About: Brokenclaw by John Gardner is the 10th book in the author’s tenure as the official author of the James Bond novels. The book expands the 007 universe, and goes back to a more suave secret agent, which made the earlier books […]
About: Superhero by Tim Blake Nelson is a dark humor novel about the trials and tribulations of making a superhero movie while navigating Hollywood’s cinema machine where millions of dollars and many careers are at stake. Mr. Nelson is a character actor […]
About: Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart is a science fiction story about the first privately funded mission to Titan, Saturn’s moon. Mr. Rake is the creator of Netflix’s Manifest; Mr. Hart is a published author and journalist. My rating for […]
About: Everybody Wants to Rule the World: A Hilarious Cold War Thriller of Unlikely Heroes, Russian Spies, and High School Drama in the Heart of 1980s Suburban America by Ace Atkins is a nostalgic thriller, a mash up of espionage and 1980s […]
