January 1, 2018Debby Edwardson wrote that this story was inspired by the experiences of her husband and his two brothers while at…
December 31, 2017Have you noticed the tendency of authors to focus on books and reading? Take The Reader by Traci Chee as…
December 11, 2017The Detective’s Assistant was inspired by the life of Kate Warne (1833-1868), who is credited as being the first professional…
November 26, 2017I very much enjoyed listening to Flesh & Bones by Paul Levine. It is a fun story about a lawyer,…
November 18, 2017Farming in the late 1800s was backbreaking work full of uncertainties. Worth describes the difficulties of farming, the fragility of…
November 12, 2017This is an especially timely book; Texas and Florida are still reeling from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Zane and the…
October 27, 2017I did say I was presenting only one book per state, but once I listened to Crow I knew I…
October 20, 2017The Lawyer by John Ellsworth is a legal thriller that takes place in Chicago and features a criminal attorney, Michael Gresham,…
