Category: Fiction

I enjoy a wide variety of fiction styles from historical to bizarre.

The Law of Innocence
by Michael Connelly

A good detective mystery requires plausibility, and this one does not have very much.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain
by Wallace Stegner

Harry (Bo) Mason was a gambler, not the sort that played craps or blackjack in a casino, but one who gambled on the fates of life.

News of the World
by Paulette Jiles

Captain Kidd is a character who seems made for a movie starring Tom Hanks.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
by John Le Carrè

My bottom line is that Le Carrè appears to be an acquired taste that I have not acquired.

Deacon King Kong
by James McBride

Besides being genuinely charming, Sportcoat is a solid citizen of the community and a mentor to young people.