Calico Joe by John Grisham
I have always been a John Grisham fan and was, therefore, eager to read Calico Joe when it recently became available in the SMSA library….
Book Reviews
Threshold by Sara Douglass
Threshold by Sara Douglass is a prequel to her popular Darkglass Mountain series. And unlike most prequels, in my opinion it out rates the series…
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis is another Scandinavian novel that is a thriller from the very first page.
Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis
Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis is an amusing book. But be cautioned: if rough language offends, it is best you move to the next…
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan would not have been my first choice to read; I’m not too big on the hard-boiled detective genre – and…
The Truth by Michael Palin
The Truth by Michael Palin tells the story of Keith Mabbut, a moderately successful author who still dreams of writing the novel that would propel…
1066 by Peter Marren
Although I am normally a mystery and crime reader, I thought I might tap the resources of the SMSA library to improve my knowledge of…
Spice Islands by Ian Burnet
Spice Islands by Ian Burnet is a well-researched and entertaining history of the Maluku Islands and Banda Islands in Indonesia which for many centuries were…
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is a beautiful, magical, dreamlike book that tells the story of the Cirque de Reves, the Circus of Dreams)…
Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström
Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström tells a number of stories over a period of a week. Set in Stockholm, the book depicts victims of…
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland tells the story of a band of disparate travellers who drift together, tied by secrets and, possibly, magic.