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The Losing Role is a WWII espionage story from the German point of view, based on an actual German spy mission in which English-speaking ...

"Once upon a time there was a DELUXE young lad by the name of HORACE, who was classified 3F." -- from the Introduction to With...

"At the first gesture of morning, flies began stirring." -- Cold Mountain by Charles Frasier. This has been sitting on my T...

"Espinoza and a crowd of prisoners were waiting for Max, Zoock, Felix, and Braun in front of Barrack 13.  On the front steps were a...

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"Max lay flat on his back, in the mud." -- The Losing Role by Steve Anderson.  This is a WWII espionage story from the German...

Started Early, Took My Dog is the fourth and latest in Kate Atkinson's series of super smart mysteries featuring Jackson Brodie. Like...

Every year about this time, I get an urge to make over my blog.  Maybe it is that Spring is in the air -- there is a spirit of rebirth all a...

It took me a long time to stumble across Ian Rankin 's Inspector John Rebus series, but now I am hooked. I have also started his Mal...

"The spell of the hushed garden had held me for a brief moment only, the scent of roses and the glow of the setting sun, but it was...

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Spring has sprung -- not that it feels like it today -- and it is time for me to see if I've made any progress on my lists.  This is ...

Spring has sprung and it is time for me to see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  There's no point in being a compulsive...

"Japanese corporations have long used the gentle technique of kaizen to achieve their business goals and maintain excellence." ...

Spring has sprung and it is time for me to check in and see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  There's no point in being...

This calls for a celebration. I think I'll kick back this afternoon and read a couple of the umpteen books I have going right now. Ka...

"They used to hang men at Four turnings in the old days." -- My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier. Well, that certainly se...

"The dog looked at him as if it was interested in what he was saying.  Jackson suspected that he was assigning emotions to the dog ...

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