CLYDE WISHAM
Not Scalzi's best work IMO, but still a fun read. Wil Wheaton's audio narration is as usual excellent.
Not Scalzi's best work IMO, but still a fun read. Wil Wheaton's audio narration is as usual excellent.
In this story set in the final years of the Soviet Union, Martin Cruz Smith brought back Arkady Renko, the hero of Gorky Park. Arkady is no longer a top investigator. Having angered powerful people he has fallen about as far as possible and now works on the slime line of a Soviet factory ship. But when a young woman turns up dead, what is an investigator to do? Like a blood hound on the sent, he cannot help but unravel the mystery.
Good crime fiction in a very odd setting. Solid 4 stars.
In this story set in the final years of the Soviet Union, Martin Cruz Smith brought back Arkady Renko, the hero of Gorky Park. Arkady is no longer a top investigator. Having angered powerful people he has fallen about as far as possible and now works on the slime line of a Soviet factory ship. But when a young woman turns up dead, what is an investigator to do? Like a blood hound on the sent, he cannot help but unravel the mystery.
Good crime fiction in a very odd setting. Solid 4 stars.
Very good historical fiction featuring a young Archimedes as the MC.
Very good historical fiction featuring a young Archimedes as the MC.
Fire Mission!
One of the best memoirs to come out of Big2. With detailed descriptions, documents, and photos, it tells the story of six very hard days in the summer of 1944.
One of the best memoirs to come out of Big2. With detailed descriptions, documents, and photos, it tells the story of six very hard days in the summer of 1944.
This is one of the best crime novels I have read. There are three main characters. The first is young mother traveling with two little daughters and a dog. The other two are a smooth talking fixer and a stone-cold killer, both employed by a New Orleans mob boss.
Their stories intertwine as they make their ways across the country. Each is transformed by their journey, but in very different ways. Lots of interesting characters encountered along the way add color to the story. Things get very tense, life altering decisions have to be made, and the body count gets high.
I really cannot say much more without giving things away. (I recommend avoiding the publisher's cover text, which I think gives way too much detail.) Just read and enjoy.
This is one of the best crime novels I have read. There are three main characters. The first is young mother traveling with two little daughters and a dog. The other two are a smooth talking fixer and a stone-cold killer, both employed by a New Orleans mob boss.
Their stories intertwine as they make their ways across the country. Each is transformed by their journey, but in very different ways. Lots of interesting characters encountered along the way add color to the story. Things get very tense, life altering decisions have to be made, and the body count gets high.
I really cannot say much more without giving things away. (I recommend avoiding the publisher's cover text, which I think gives way too much detail.) Just read and enjoy.
A good and interesting WW2 memoir, filled with detail. It helped feed my ongoing fascination (obsession?) with Big2.
A good and interesting WW2 memoir, filled with detail. It helped feed my ongoing fascination (obsession?) with Big2.
What a wonderful, quirky book.
What a wonderful, quirky book.
A wonderful fantasy. The beautiful illustrations are the best parts for me.
A wonderful fantasy. The beautiful illustrations are the best parts for me.