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Book Review: The Girl Who Lived Twice

Book Review: The Girl Who Lived Twice

Posted on October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 by Richard Demma
Is there any crime fiction lover out there who has not heard of  Lisbeth Salander, ‘the girl with the dragon taboo,, sensational lesbian hero of Swedish author Stieg Larssons’ Millenium T... Read More
Book Review: The Fifth Gospel

Book Review: The Fifth Gospel

Posted on February 4, 2019February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Here is a review of Ian Caldwell’s bestseller, The Fifth Gospel, which I posted at Amazon.com some two months ago.  The Fifth Gospel is a complement to my earlier review of The Franciscan.&... Read More
Book Review: Woman in the Window

Book Review: Woman in the Window

Posted on February 2, 2019February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Why read it: To find out what all the hype is about (5,000 reviewers on Amazon, 22,000 on GoodReads – and almost 200,000 ratings, four and half big stars). To prepare yourself for... Read More
Book Review: Prague Spring

Book Review: Prague Spring

Posted on January 31, 2019February 10, 2019 by Richard Demma
Why read it? For an historical overview of seminal events in Central Europe in the 20th century, leading up to and climaxing in the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. Also - for a crackling, sus... Read More
The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

Posted on January 18, 2019February 7, 2019 by Richard Demma
I’ve just finished the hugely popular Girl on a Train, which – with tedious predictability – has been compared to the blockbuster of several years ago, Gone Girl. I read Gone Girl in... Read More
Book Review: The Franciscan

Book Review: The Franciscan

Posted on April 19, 2015February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Partly because of my theological background, I was asked by the publishers to provide an honest review of The Franciscan, a religious suspense thriller by WR. Park. Written some fourteen years ag... Read More

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