The Longest Trip Home : a Memoir by John Grogan

John Grogan, the author of the very popular book Marley & Me, has written a biography centered around his dying father.  The utmost homage is paid to his dad while he regales his audience with flashbacks from his own life.  He and his siblings were subjected to a...

Songs for the missing by Stewart O’Nan

It’s the last gasp of summer for Kim Larsen and her friends before they head off to college. They go for one last swim before heading home. Kim never arrives.Reminiscent of the Molly Bish and Natalee Holloway cases, the Larsens, their family and friends organize...

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

  “Back when I was riding patrol you know that they called a killing that came down to simple street justice?” “What?” “The brass verdict”   Mickey Haller, of The Lincoln Lawyer, is back in the attorney’s saddle again. He is , however, still running his law office out...

The various flavors of coffee by Anthony Capella

Being a lover of coffee, I was anxious to read this book after reading a positive review. After about 30 pages, I found it not to be what I expected and put it aside. The cover continued to haunt me, however, and a few weeks later I gave it a second chance.  It is a...

City of thieves ~ David Benioff

This is a work of historical fiction about two unlikely characters that meet during the seige of Leningrad in World War II. One is a young Jewish boy who had the misfortune of being the last one over the wall after he and his friends happened upon a dead paratrooper...