There certainly are a lot of lone-wolf good guy/ gal, PI, do-gooder, antihero, vigilante types out there in the thriller world. Dark pasts, inner demons, trying to find closure for all the pain, trying to right all the wrongs... They're our guilty pleasures, the ones we root for, the ones who expose the secret government... Continue Reading →
When Zombies Invade by D.E. Daly
May I have your attention please! The next station is Zephyr Terminal in Bridgeside. This is a safety announcement: Zombies spotted by 11-year-olds, Justin, Chloe, and Malik. The train now standing at the platform is not in public service. Please do not board this train. It is full of ZOMBIES! Stand well back from the platform... Continue Reading →
The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq by C.J. Chivers
I have taught at the same high school for the past eighteen years, and every year approximately 5 or 6 students enter the military after graduation. Many of those over one hundred young men and women have been sent to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight. I often think about what they go through on a day-to-day... Continue Reading →
The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
After her last mission, Maggie Hope has been designated a person who 'knows too much.' She and nine other similarly disposed agents have been cast away to 'Forbidden Island' on the Scottish coast. They while away the days reading, recreating, and drinking tea, liquor, and unfortunately, poison. When their minder Captain Evans dies of a... Continue Reading →
On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners on India’s Mythic River by George Black
‘You have to understand,’ a friend had told me once, only half-joking. ‘In India, there are no facts.’ George Black's On the Ganges is a sweeping travelogue that both reflects on the genre itself in Indian history as well as furthers the writing style with decisive insight into contemporary issues in the country. The author... Continue Reading →