The White Road by John Connolly
This is a tough one. I’ve been waiting for four rather long books (by mystery standards) for John Connolly to deliver the goods. I’ve received glimpses into what makes him a good writer and what makes these stories work: some well done mystery scenes and a dash of the supernatural. But I’ve been patiently waiting for him to take the next step. Does he do it here? Yes. But! Sigh… Ok, I’ll go with what works first and what I’m having a hard time with. […]
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
A Lowcountry Bride by Preslaysa Williams
Bone White by Ronald Malfi
Alexander the Great by Phillip Freeman
Nero: Matricide, Murder and Music in Imperial Rome by Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth
Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James
A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block
The Killing Kind by John Connolly
Shōgun by James Clavell
Nobody's Angel by Jack Clark
A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman
Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age by Michael Woolraich
Rain, rain, go away. I thought my reading count looked too low and then I realized I didn’t do leftovers for February, so here’s Feb-March combined. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and Rise of the Tudors ***** Jones is such a talented historian. Gets all the important stuff of the Wars of the Roses in great detail and lets the story entertain. His Templars book will soon be on my radar. A Lowcountry Bride**** Had to read this for a library […]
Dark Hollow by John Connolly
For October 2023, I’m going to read as many horror- and/or Halloween-themed books as I can. It’s my own personal reading challenge to clear some stuff off my shelf and engage with other stuff on my TBR list. A few years ago, there was the framework of a tweet that made the rounds saying Men will literally do X instead of go to therapy. “X” could be watching football or training for UFC or any other such thing. The roots of it were legit: men are conditioned […]
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
This is book is something. A lot. Too much. Entertaining. Frustrating. It really runs the gamut. It would probably be easier to review it by listing the good and the bad… Good: -Deep sense of atmosphere. -Two twisty mysteries for the price of one. -Tries a lot of different genres and, for the most part, mashes them up well. -Uses art and history in an intriguing way, especially when describing the killings (I was getting Hannibal tv show vibes) -Really well-plotted for a first mystery book, especially […]
https://killingmykindle.com/2018/04/23/episode-1-16-all-roads-lead-to-rat/ Wherein I review: 53. The Stainless Steel Rat Returns (Stainless Steel Rat #11) by Harry Harrison 54. A Trail Through Time (St. Mary’s Chronicles #4) by Jodi Taylor 55. The Woman in the Woods (Charlie Parker #16) by John Connolly 56. Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive #2) by Brandon Sanderson 57. Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas #1) by Charlaine Harris 58. Stainless Steel Visions (Stainless Steel Rat #12) by Harry Harrison For the love of God, I finally finished the f–king Stainless Steel Rat series. […]
