Michael Crichton takes a step backward with his third John Lange book, “Easy Go” (1968). It has some good points: nice description of 1960s Egypt,
Agatha Christie is not widely loved for her espionage novels featuring high-level politics. But she loved writing about those subjects. Somewhat making up for her
Building off the interest in psychology displayed in “Cards on the Table” (1936), Agatha Christie digs further into that science in “Appointment with Death” (1938).
“Scratch One” (1967), the second of Michael Crichton’s eight John Lange novels, starts slowly and without direction. I thought I’d have to make a tough
Prior to “The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories” (1939), Agatha Christie seemed to think of her short stories in terms of collections under the banner
I generally prefer Agatha Christie’s novels to her short stories, and now “Dead Man’s Mirror” (1937, also published as “Murder in the Mews”) gives me
“Airframe” (1996) is the last Michael Crichton novel (under his own name) that I read for the first time. In the wake of “The Lost
“Dumb Witness” (1937, also published as “Poirot Loses a Client”) is a straightforward Agatha Christie mystery in its construction. But it stands out as a
Kenneth C. Flint’s “The Heart of the Jedi,” written in 1992, was originally published on starwarstimeline.net in 2015. But it received new attention in recent
After “Rising Sun,” Michael Crichton frustrates his science fiction fans by releasing yet another non-SF novel. But “Disclosure” (1994) is different in that it has