Book Review By Derryll White Paretsky, Sara (1984). Deadlock. Sara Paretsky writes strongly from a personal perspective. She sees things in the world she inhabits…
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A very entertaining but sad book
Book Review By Derryll White Hiaasen, Carl (2004). Skinny Dip. When an over-sexed and crooked marine biologist starts to come up short and noodle-like in…
A European import worthy of wrestling with
Book Review By Derryll White Del Arbol, Victor (2013). Breathing Through the Wound. “There is always something left to be said when there’s no…
A Track of Sand is a delightful read
Book Review By Derryll White Camilleri, Andrea (2010). The Track of Sand. Fifty-six and faltering, Inspector Salvo Montalbano does not know how to proceed with…
Literary Life is a writer’s kind of book
Book Review By Derryll White McMurtry, Larry (2009). Literary Life. “If you were going to write a novel, I’d be sure to know the history…
Henning Mankell has achieved a masterpiece, again
Book Review By Derryll White Mankell, Henning (2005). Kennedy’s Brain. Passion and despair, constantly at war, a duel to the bitter end, and when life…
Dervla McTiernan is a writer to pay attention to
Book Review By Derryll White McTiernan, Dervla (2019). The Scholar. Dervla McTiernan’s inaugural novel, “The Ruin,” was an exceptional piece of crime fiction. When I…
Fun linguistics make Strip Jack more compelling
Book Review By Derryll White Rankin, Ian (1992). Strip Jack. “What happens to reason when you chain it to a wall?” – John Rebus Ian…
I am fortunate to have discovered this story
Book Review By Derryll White Engel, Howard (2005). Memory Book. The ‘Memory Book’ has an interesting back-story. This is Howard Engel’s eleventh Benny Cooperman mystery…
Adios Muchachos has it all
Book Review By Derryll White Chavarria, Daniel (2001). Adios Muchachos. Daniel Chavarria is a Uruguayan writer who has been published widely in Europe. I first…