Book Review: Prague Spring
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
Book Review: Deadly Inheritance by Janet Laurence
Rarely do I finish a crime/mystery novel with the sense of being spiritually uplifted and renewed, but such was my experience when I finished Janet Laurence’s exquisite tale of murder, mystery a... Read More
Elizabeth is Missing
A resounding five stars:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Finally a mystery thriller worth all the hype – yet how often is that statement made, so as to become a cliche in itself. “Worth all the h... Read More
Skeleton Road
Skeleton Road by Val McDermid. Always a pleasure to read one of my very favorite crime novelists, Val McDemrid and this is one of her latest, Skeleton Road. This is an in-depth exploration of the brut... Read More
The Girl on the Train
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
A Verdict in Search of a Crime
A succint summary of where we are in this bafling, bewildering case - which is taking on all the charcteristics of a comic opera. ... Read More
Spies Russians Novochok?
Since we’re in the realm of crime fiction at this site, and we’re being subjected to a spectacular piece of political theatre all across Europe over the Skripal poisoning case at the momen... Read More
Czech artist Marie Brozova
Marie Brozova’s webpage, which, sadly, hasn’t been updated since 2014. She is still active as an artist, however.... Read More
Book Review: Ladle to the Grave
Never judge a book by its cover, as the old adage goes, and truth to tell I’ve been fooled in the past by not following that sage advice. Not so in this case, with Connie Archer’s charming... Read More- 2 of 4
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