Book Review By Derryll White Ellroy, James (2023). The Enchanters. Freddy Otash, âKing of the Hollywood Private Eyesâ, was hired by Jimmy Hoffa to get…
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An aged novel with a message for our times
Book Review By Derryll White Steinbeck, John (1935). Tortilla Flat. âNosotros somos paisanos. We are fellow countrymen. We come from the same soil.â â Kathi…
The always interesting Daniel Silva
Book Review By Derryll White Silva, Daniel (2023). The Collector. âTo hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortuneâŠâ – Boris Pasternak One…
Shell Game will tear at your heart
Book Review By Derryll White Paretsky, Sara (2018). Shell Game. Sara Paretsky has been wedded as a writer to Chicago ever since she introduced her…
Unforgettable characters in a work of true honesty
Book Review By Derryll White Lehane, Dennis (2023). Small Mercies âI know that racism will not end in my lifetime. It’s not a simple formula…
April In Spain is an oddly compelling novel
Book Review By Derryll White Banville, John (2021). April In Spain. âPleasure is most intense when you donât understand the source of it.â – John…
Robert Rotenberg keeps the action moving forward
Book Review By Derryll White Rotenberg, Robert (2012). Stray Bullets. Just the fact that the author is Canadian, and the action takes place in Toronto,…
A lucid ride through the temptations of life
Book Review By Derryll White MacDonald, John D. (1958). Soft Touch. This is one of MacDonaldâs earlier novels, before he created the Travis McGee series …
Lawrence Wright does a great job not sparing issues
Book Review By Derryll White Wright, Lawrence (2023). Mr. Texas. âA functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded…
A worthy meditation on family and community
Book Review By Derryll White Kaminsky, Stuart M. (2001). The Last Dark Place. Sometimes one has to read the old guys to put everything in…