"Parlabane is back." -- The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies.  That is not an opening sentence likely, standing alone, to d...

It's finally, kind of Summer and it is time for me to see if I've made any progress on my lists.  This is the third of my quarterl...

OPENING SENTENCE "When attorneys spin, it's about trying to win." -- Opening sentence in Spinning the Law: Trying Cases ...

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Summer is here -- even in Portland -- so it is time for me to check in and see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  There'...

There was a time back in 1970 when they would love filling in a questionnaire. -- Evening Class by Maeve Binchy. Every now and again I...

Summer is here -- at least on the calendar -- so it is time for me to check in and see what kind of progress I've made on my lists.  The...

As of January 1, 2012, I am no longer keeping track of my Guilt List. I have abolished my guilt!  I used to keep a list of books I rece...

Senator Mitchell’s Judiciary Committee staff investigators were known on Capitol Hill as the Wraith Riders, after the relentless, spectral...

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I did a little more tidying up today. My list of lists over there on the right side was getting to be too long, so I broke it into two list...

The LibraryThing Early Reviewer program is an amazing resource for readers and publishers. Each month, LibraryThing distributes well over...

Second Glance Books is a terrific used bookstore and a real gem in a city that prides itself on independent bookstores. Owner Rachelle c...

My list of favorite authors in the right-hand column was getting unruly.  So I did a little spring cleaning and split it into two lists -- o...

The James Joyce Murder is the second in Amanda Cross' series featuring English professor turned amateur sleuth, Kate Fansler. Any bi...

He'd never hurt me, not Jim.  And if he lied about Salonika? -- The Hidden Target by Helen MacInnes. I always enjoy Helen MacInne...

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Murder in the High Himalaya: Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet by Jonathan Green. Here is a synopsis from the Publisher's Week...

Donna Leon is an American author living in Venice.  She writes a mystery series set in and around Venice that features Commissario ...

Thomas H. Cook channeled his inner Daphne Du Maurier for his Edgar-winning mystery, The Chatham School Affair . This modern gothic extrav...