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About: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological thriller about a murderer who finds his soul eaten from guilt after his crime. This book, published in 1866, is a classic Russian literature. My rating for Crime and Punishment – 5Buy […]
About: The Man from Barbarossa by John Gardner is the 1999 entry in the James Gardner James Bond series. This book is more of a return to traditional spy craft than a fantastic supervillain story. My rating for The Man from Barbarossa– 5Buy The Man […]
About: Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz tells of Evan Smoak, a former government assassin who went underground to help those with nowhere to turn. This is the 11th novel in the Orphan X series. My rating for Antihero – 5Buy Antihero from Amazon.com*More […]
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: 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: 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 […]
About: Stuntman: A Jason Colson Story by Ace Atkins is a very short story part of The Ranger Universe, this time focusing on Quinn Colson’s father, Hollywood stuntman Jason Colson. Mr. Atkins is a published author, and former crime reporter. My rating […]
The contrast between the romanticized ideals which he was taught, and the experience of a country torn by a civil war an interesting aspect of the book
The plot, while historically interesting, goes on irrelevant side stories. The ending is just OK, very strange, and, I thought, unsatisfying.
1794: The City Between the Bridges is a dark, brutal story is unrelenting, but difficult to stop reading which is a testament to the excellent translation
