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Cloudland
Cloudland: A Crime Novel
by Joseph Olshan
"Cloudland" is Overcast (3/7/2012)
Cloudland, a new novel by Joseph Olshan , is clever but ultimately disappointing. A plot taken from the unfinished work of Wilkie Collins promises much more than this story delivers. Stick figures, not real characters, populate the pages. I read with interest a tale hoping …more
The Darkening Field
The Darkening Field: A Novel
by William Ryan
Almost Very Good (11/14/2011)
William Ryan has chosen as his milieu a most difficult period, the Soviet Union during the 1930s. What we know in hindsight of this period raises the bar considerably for the novelist, the "willing suspension of disbelief." He almost pulls it off with a clever plot, the …more
In Search of the Rose Notes
In Search of the Rose Notes: A Novel
by Emily Arsenault
Unraveling the past. (5/29/2011)
Generally, the use of flashbacks or alternating chapters by time periods are irritating, annoying and a sign of poor writing. "In Search of Rose Notes," does not fall into the latter in spite of the alternative narratives. The contrast presented are different strands of the …more
The Trinity Six
The Trinity Six
by Charles Cumming
The Trinity Six (2/11/2011)
After a slow beginning (for me, a senior citizen) bringing younger readers up to date with the extraordinary and true spy ring which began at Cambridge in the 1930s, this strory picks up speed and considerable interest. The author, Charles Cumming, manages to draft an …more
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
by Wesley Stace
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer (11/12/2010)
A bit like the author, Wesley Stace, this book is a compilation of parts. Musical history, early twentieth century political and social history, and a history of a murder, the whole is indeed better than the description of its parts. Stace is the alter ego of composer and …more
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