October 2020 – scintilla.info
Book Review: The Clockwork Dynasty, Daniel H. Wilson Alternative History/Fantasy: The Clockwork Dynasty, Daniel H. Wilson Pyotr awakens knowing he is different. He is in a strange room with an old man and a child-sized doll. The man is asking him a question, a question that at first he cannot understand, then it […]
Book Review: The Burning Gates, A Makana Mystery Book 4, Parker Bilal Mystery: The Burning Gates, A Makana Mystery Book 4, Parker Bilal Detective Makana has worked for rich, powerful, and influential people, although most of his jobs keep him on the seedier streets of Cairo, his adopted home. He has never quite had […]
Book Review: The Ghost Runner, Makana Mysteries Book 3, Parker Bilal Mystery: The Ghost Runner, Makana Mysteries Book 3, Parker Bilal Detective Makana takes a lot of cases that involve shadowing people through the streets of Cairo to see whether they are committing adultery or engaging in some other unsavory activity. So it is […]
Book Review: Eight Perfect Murders, Peter Swanson Mystery: Eight Perfect Murders, Peter Swanson The premise of the book is simple enough. Bookstore proprietor Malcolm Kershaw wrote a blog post several years ago about eight “perfect murders” from mysteries. All eight were murders where the perpetrators either did escape or nearly escaped justice, being […]
Book Review: The Girl with the Ghost Eyes, M.H. Boroson Fantasy: The Girl with the Ghost Eyes, M.H. Boroson Many years ago now we went to see the movie The Sixth Sense with some friends. Afterward we were kind of buzzing about the big reveal at the end. One of our friends, realizing […]
Book Review: Cut Like Wound, Anita Nair Mystery: Cut Like Wound, Anita Nair Blog Tour October 19, 2020 Borei Gowda is a brilliant detective whose personal liabilities have derailed his career. He is not a strong people person. He rankles his superiors, intimidates his subordinates, and works hard to close difficult cases involving […]
Book Review: One Minute Out, Mark Greaney Thriller: One Minute Out, Mark Greaney I really cannot get enough of the Gray Man. Court Gentry is a killer. Recruited and trained by the CIA, for years he conducted Black Ops for American intelligence. Betrayed and then hunted by the CIA, he went dark […]
Book Review: Into the Fire, An Orphan X Novel Book 5, Gregg Hurwitz Thriller: Into the Fire, An Orphan X Novel Book 5, Gregg Hurwitz Evan Smoak, aka Orphan X, aka The Nowhere Man, has had enough. He wants to find out what a normal life is like. He wants to retire and find out […]
Book Review: Robopocalypse, Daniel H. Wilson Science Fiction: Robopocalypse, Daniel H. Wilson I have wanted a Roomba for a long time. The thought of a little plate wandering algorithmically around my living room collecting dirt and dog hair is very appealing, especially if it means I don’t have to vacuum. Daniel H. […]
Book Review: Betrayal, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Mystery: Betrayal, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Blog Tour October 10, 2020 We previously reviewed Cage by Lilja Sigurðardóttir on this blog and fell in love with her extraordinary storytelling style. The two other books in that trilogy have been on our TBR pile […]