Monthly Archives: December 2020

Rating – 9/10 Dates Read – 14-17 December 2020 The second time’s charm, sometimes. I ordered Kate Murphy’s You’re Not Listening (2017, Celadon Books, 227 pp.) from Edward R. Hamilton, not realizing that I’d already read it. As I went … Continue reading →

Rating – 5/10 Dates Read – 5-10 December 2020 As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, a bookstore owner once told me that if you read the beginning of book, it often provides a good idea of how much you’d … Continue reading →

Rating – 7/10 (on a curve) Dates Read – September – December 3, 2020 Sometimes you have to eat your vegetables. As grad school fades farther into the past, my research skills become more antiquated every year. And – truth … Continue reading →

Hardman #11 – The Last of the Armageddon Wars  Rating – 8 out of 10 Dates Read – December 3-4, 2020 Life’s all about simple pleasures. As great as the big events can be, they come around far too seldom. … Continue reading →

Ten North Frederick Rating – 7 out of 10 Dates Read – November 28 – December 2, 2020 George V. Higgins is one of my favorite writers. His Boston-based novels show Higgins’ uncanny ability to base his plots almost entirely … Continue reading →

Charlesgate Confidential Rating – 9 out of 10 Dates Read – November 25 – 27, 2020 The Hard Case Crime novels and I have a difficult relationship. On the surface, they seem to offer everything that I like – great … Continue reading →

The Best American Sports Writing 2020 Jackie MacMullan, Editor Mariner Books Copyright 2020 317 pages Rating – 7.5 out of 10 Dates Read – November 22-25, 2020 In his Foreword to the 2020 edition of The Best American Sports Writing, … Continue reading →