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…
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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.
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Gateway by Frederik Pohl is a classic science fiction novel which, perhaps surprisingly, has dated very little since it was first published in 1977.
Pompeii by Robert Harris
Pompeii by Robert Harris is a straightforward historical fiction about (what else?) the last days of Pompeii.
The Other Child by Charlotte Link
The Other Child by Charlotte Link is a very interesting mystery set in England.
Written by a German author and translated into English, it has sold15…
The Innocent by David Baldacci
The Innocent by David Baldacci opens with a bang and doesn’t stop.
Will Robbie is a hit man working for a secret U.S. agency. He kills…
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
I really enjoyed this novel about an aging rock star Judas Coyne (who is supposedly contemporary to Ossie Osborn), who has 2 dogs called Angus…
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
If you haven’t heard of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins by now, you must have been living under a rock. Katniss Everdeen has always…
Boomerang by Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis writes a masterful story as he reveals how the Global Economic Crisis happened in his new book, Boomerang.