Books: ‘Precipice’ by Robert HarrisI recently finished reading Precipice by Robert Harris.Mar 31Mar 31
Another Opening Day. Another Epic Fail for the MLB Mobile App.You might think that, after more than a decade, Major League Baseball’s “At Bat” mobile app would be pretty reliable.Mar 27Mar 27
How One Gamer Fell in Love with ReadingKevin was “addicted to playing games for about 4 years”. He writes about his failed attempts to replace gaming with reading, and what…Mar 21Mar 21
Books: “The Drowned” by John BanvilleI just finished reading The Drowned by John Banville.Mar 21Mar 21
Books: “The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club”I recently finished reading The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers. Published in 1928, this is the fifth book…Mar 18Mar 18
Books: “The Life of Crime”I just finished reading The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators by Martin Edwards.Mar 13Mar 13
Books: “Tooth & Claw”I just finished the audiobook version of Tooth & Claw, the latest story in the “Walt Longmire” mysteries series by Craig Johnson.Mar 12Mar 12
Julian Symons on the Crime Novelist’s Split PersonalityJulian Symons argued that detective writers prioritized puzzling the reader, whereas “the crime novelist is most often a fictionally split…Mar 4Mar 4
Books: ‘Broken Trust: A Spenser Novel’I recently finished reading Broken Trust by Mike Lupica, the 50th title in the Spenser series. A little background…Mar 1Mar 1
Currently ReadingThe Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin EdwardsFeb 27Feb 27
In the Beginning, There Was Motown…We recently attended a Motown tribute concert, and I was struck by the fact that many songs that I had long associated with post-Motown…Feb 17Feb 17
The Incomparable Ricky JayI think I first encountered Ricky Jay in David Mamet’s House of Games with Joe Mantegna and Lindsay Crouse. He would pop up now and again…Feb 15Feb 15
Books: ‘The Wrong Hands’ by Mark BillinghamI was browsing the New Releases shelves at one of my local libraries when I stumbled upon The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham. I wasn’t…Feb 11Feb 11
Books: ‘Blood Curse’ by Maurizio de GiovanniI just finished reading Blood Curse: The Springtime of Commissario Ricciardi by Maurizio de Giovanni.Feb 9Feb 9
Books: ‘The Siege’ by Ben Macintyre David MulletI just finished reading The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World by Ben…Jan 23Jan 23
Artificial Intelligence. For Dummies.I see that my local public library has added the following book:Jan 18Jan 18
Books: ‘The Why Is Everything’ by Michael SilverI just finished reading The Why Is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution by Michael Silver.Jan 13Jan 13
Books: ‘Safe Houses’ by Dan FespermanIn another post, I mentioned that most main characters in espionage stories are either professional spies or unwitting amateurs. That…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024