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Black Dahlia Avenger Rev Ed: A Genius for Murder
Black Dahlia Avenger Rev Ed: A Genius for Murder
Author: Steve Hodel
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 1/14/2013


Very convincing case.


A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors
A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors
Author: Antony Blond
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 9/3/2011


Not nearly as good as I hoped it would be.


Conspirator: The Untold Story of Tyler Kent
Conspirator: The Untold Story of Tyler Kent
Author: Ray Bearse, Anthony Read
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 8/3/2012


Interesting account of the pre-WW II political situation and Kent's life.


Custer
Custer
Author: Larry McMurtry
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 9/2/2013


This book is poorly organized and rambles around changing subjects even from line to line with no attempt to connect the random thoughts & observations. It's as much about McMurtry as it is about Custer. Not at all recommended if you're interested in learning about Custer.


Death at Woods Hole
Death at Woods Hole
Author: Frances McNamara
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 1/24/2013


Good historical mystery.


Death in Disguise (Chief Inspector Barnaby, Bk 3)
Death in Disguise (Chief Inspector Barnaby, Bk 3)
Author: Caroline Graham
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 17
Review Date: 11/13/2011


Well worth the read.


Depraved Indifference (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 2)
Depraved Indifference (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 2)
Author: Robert K. Tanenbaum
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 41
Review Date: 2/10/2012


Not as good as anticipated.


Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Author: Donald Worster
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/29/2020


This is a very thoughtful, well-written book. The issues it addresses are probably even more relevant today than when it was written in 1979.


G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7)
G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7)
Author: Sue Grafton
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 8/28/2011


If you like Sue Grafton, you'll like this. It fits right in in her alphabetical series.


The German Generals Talk: Startling Revelations from Hitler's High Command
Review Date: 1/19/2020


Interesting discussions with the German generals that those outside Germany generally know nothing about. The topics covered were also interesting.


Hush Now, Don't You Cry (Molly Murphy, Bk 11)
Hush Now, Don't You Cry (Molly Murphy, Bk 11)
Author: Rhys Bowen
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 23
Review Date: 6/16/2012


I basically agree with Alice's review. Molly Murphy being married only hurts her detection chances in the long run. Things are hard enough without husband/wife adding negative thoughts and behavior. This Daniel Sullivan must be slow on the uptake. After 8,000 or so ignored requests he's still counseling Molly to play it safe. Dumb.


The Last Lincoln Conspirator: John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows
Review Date: 5/16/2014
Helpful Score: 1


There is only slight and very general coverage of Surratt, his flight, and the trials. Extensive coverage of the ships he sailed on, their captains & doctors, the prosecutors, judges, & defense attorneys at the trial, and so on. These things are conveyed in long, convoluted sentences, mile-long footnotes, and endless asides. A very disappointing read.


Love and Hate in Jamestown : John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation
Review Date: 2/7/2012
Helpful Score: 1


Really good history. Full of information and perspectives that newly inform or correct previous assumptions.


N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 14)
N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 14)
Author: Sue Grafton
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 177
Review Date: 9/21/2011


Typical of the series.


No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 1)
No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 1)
Author: Robert K. Tanenbaum
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 40
Review Date: 2/12/2012


Some aspects very good, others very bad, others in-between. The whole range of good, bad, & ugly.


One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross (Rabbi Small, Bk 9)
One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross (Rabbi Small, Bk 9)
Author: Harry Kemelman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 23
Review Date: 1/15/2012


Good entry in a good series.


Playing For Pizza
Playing For Pizza
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 466
Review Date: 7/12/2015


Grisham's books outside the area of legal manuevering are universally cliche and boring.


Resistance: A Frenchwoman's Journal of the War
Review Date: 10/30/2013


A tale worth telling. Very interesting detail about life in the early French Resistance, then capture and imprisonment.


The Romanov Prophecy
The Romanov Prophecy
Author: Steve Berry
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 388
Review Date: 1/25/2012


The premise of the book was ridiculous and it also consisted almost entirely of escapes from death threatening situations.


Spy Handler
Spy Handler
Author: Victor Cherkashin, Gregory Feifer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 9/17/2011


Very informative with what seemed to me a good attempt to be objective. Clearly written.


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