December 24, 2021
December 17, 2021
Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson
Walt and Henry once more exhibit steadfast resolution in their struggle to find justice for one of the many young women who disappear from reservations never to be found. Juggling crimes being committed all the while, they are looking into history and native beliefs for answers and confronting entities both temporal and spiritual.
December 17, 2021
Small World by Jonathan Evison
Decades, centuries, even, of struggle and suffering bear fruit that we may all recognize, even if we have not been part of it. Rich with characters and landscape, this is a substantial literary work that will satisfy any reader of historical fiction.
December 17, 2021
The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer
A first-rate whodunit with stolen art, sinister dealers, obsessed collectors, an amoral hitman and a protagonist with his own problems, including romantic entanglement. Lots of fun and informative, too.
December 17, 2021
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
A mix of classic mythology and historical records with the engaging tale of two brothers from Nebraska who find themselves in the midst of an adventure neither anticipated but which proves the equal of any great myth or seminal history.
December 17, 2021
Canyonlands Carnage by Scott Graham
A Colorado River rafting trip becomes a battleground over water rights, conservation and revenge. Murder most foul in the glory of the Grand Canyon.
December 17, 2021
The Gate to Women’s Country by Sheri S. Tepper
A feminist take on the power struggles and causes of friction between women and men and how they might, in a post-apocalyptic world, be cast in another mold.
December 17, 2021
The Mystery of Henry Pick by David Foenkinos
How could a virtually illiterate pizza chef have produced a literary and publishing bestseller without anyone, including his family knowing it? A young editor of a large French publisher and her writer lover dig into this conundrum with satisfyingly surprising results.
December 16, 2021
Matrix by Lauren Groff
A young woman forced into monastic life turns what could be despair into triumph and brings with her a group of holy women whose lives she improves as she finds her own way to success and fulfillment.
December 16, 2021