A thoughtful, action-packed crime storySome years later, on a tugboat in the Gulf of Mexico, Joe Coughlin’s feet were placed in a tub of cement. Twelve gunmen stood waiting until…1d ago1d ago
Shocking revelations about a turning point in World War IIWorld War II might have ended six months earlier if General Bernard Montgomery’s Operation Market Garden had worked. The plan called for…2d ago2d ago
This classic detective novel shows its ageWhat’s your experience when you re-read a novel you loved when you were much younger? Mine is mixed. As often as not, I discover either…3d ago13d ago1
Winston Churchill’s wife edited his WW2 speechesMost accounts of World War II show Winston Churchill facing off alone against Adolf Hitler as he rallied the British people to…Mar 13Mar 13
Counterfeit coins threaten England’s stability in the time of Elizabeth IMurder mysteries predominate among the countless novels of suspense that crowd the shelves in bookstores and libraries. The stakes are…Mar 11Mar 11
What happens if someone actually tries to combat climate change?For decades, as climate change has wreaked havoc ever more visibly, scientists and engineers have advanced a plethora of technological…Mar 10Mar 10
Four men who led World War II special forcesThe subtitle of Shannon Monaghan’s book, A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men: The Forgotten British Special Operations Soldiers of World War…Mar 5Mar 5
A refreshingly original thriller set in GreenlandGreenland is the setting for one of the most original novels of suspense I’ve come across in many years. As you may be aware, it’s anything…Mar 4Mar 4
Something new and strange may be on a path from the stars to EarthOn October 17, 2017, Canadian astronomer and physicist Robert Weryk at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii discovered a comet he named…Mar 3Mar 3
War with Pakistan looms in post-Independence IndiaFour times in the less than 80 years of their joint history, India and Pakistan have gone to war. The first erupted when the ink was barely…Feb 27Feb 27
