BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

The Curious Reader's Field Guide to Nonfiction

Are you a reforming bibliophile who is struggling to make better reading choices?  If so, Anne Janzer’s new nonfiction, “The Curious Readers Field Guide to Nonfiction,” is a must-read to aid you in making relevant reading selections.  Not limited to the nonfiction genre, Janzer helps the reader identify which authors, ...

The Curse of the Thrax

The Curse of the Thrax is a story about a young teenage boy named Jaykriss. His father has been killed by the mythical Thrax--a dragon with monster like features-scales and gnarly sword like teeth. At this point, Jaykriss' life changes dramatically. He now has the duties in the family that before had been his dad's. His mother becomes very ...

The Dance Towards Death (The Brotherhood Chronicle, Volume 3)

The Dance Towards Death by Tejas Desai is the third volume of The Brotherhood Chronicle.  It continues with the stories of several violent members of international criminal factions.  The author puts you on the money trail as different gangs run drug scams, deal in diamonds, investment fraud, and even murder.
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The Dark Tower, The Dark Tower Book 7

Creating "true narrative magic" (The Washington Post) at every revelatory turn, Stephen King surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his seven-part epic masterwork. Entwining stories and worlds from a vast and complex canvas, here is the conclusion readers have long awaited -- breath-takingly imaginative, boldly visionary, and wholly ...

The Dead Chip Syndicate

The Dead Chip Syndicate, by Andrew W. Pearson, is a contemporary thriller based on the Chinese "willingness to give up food and water before they give up gambling." Set in the small country of Macau, an administrative region of China and the world's gambling capital, the novel uses the Chinese gambling mecca as the background ...

The Dead Girl Under the Bleachers: A Craven Fall Mystery

The author delves deep into the complex personalities of her three main characters. The girls are entering their senior year of high school in a small semi-urban town that could be most any contemporary town. Scarlet, a self-proclaimed high school “queen bee,” is the malicious mastermind of plots to get revenge on anyone who crosses her ...

The Death of Jose

Everett Riggs, author of Death of Jose. A Western Frontier Story,  introduces the novella with a foreword. He states that the story is fiction, not based on factual Montana history but on oral tradition, folklore, or fables. The author portrays a fascinating tale of life in the West while dabbling in humor and the harsh ...

The Devil In The White City

Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly ...

The Diary of Hakim Jones: Trials, Tribulation, Triump

The Diary of Hakim Jones by Joseph K. Massenburg is a reflection on a life. This life is one that was lived in one of the most violent neighborhoods in the country-Newark, New Jersey. The book is not written in chronological order, but randomly reflected upon in different times, settings and environments. Massenburg tells this story in a diary type ...

The Discontent of Mary Wenger (Paper Dolls, Book 1)

The Discontent of Mary Wenger, Paper Dolls, Book 1 by Robert Tucker is a mellow and thoroughly engaging story that narrates with humor and affection the life of Mary Wenger and the changing American scene of the early 1900s. Tucker gives the reader a vivid glimpse of the day-to-day life of the protagonist, Mary, as she tells of her life and of those ...