Book Review – Lewis, the Scrivener

Riccardino: A novel way to end a series

I have been an avid fan of Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano series since the first novel was translated into English by Stephen Sartarelli. Montalbano’s impudence in the face of self-serving bureaucrats has always been entertaining. Most plots were intricate and well resolved. The descriptions of Sicilian seafood specialties often sent me to my cookbooks in fruitless…… Continue reading Riccardino: A novel way to end a series

Review: “We Have Been Harmonized.”

We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China’s Surveillance State by Kai StrittmatterMy rating: 5 of 5 starsYou are on social media and type the words, “I disagree.” They disappear. You retype them, and they again disappear. The state has decided that the phrase no longer exists.You are called in for questioning because an AI algorithm…… Continue reading Review: “We Have Been Harmonized.”

My capsule review of “Yellow Bird”

Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane MurdochMy rating: 5 of 5 starsA well-written account of a Native American woman who becomes fixated on the disappearance of a white oilfield workers whom she has never met. In her quest to solve the mystery, she must overcome…… Continue reading My capsule review of “Yellow Bird”