- John Hansen
- December 21, 2020
‘Wheel of Darkness’ (2007) riffs on Titanic tragedy
Past and present collide as Agent Pendergast and Constance hit the high seas in a nod to the 1912 Titanic tragedy in Douglas Preston and
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- John Hansen
- December 20, 2020
‘Hercule Poirot’s Christmas’ (1938) a solid stocking stuffer
“Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” (1938) stands out because of its holiday setting, making it an ideal book to read while warming your toes by the fire
- John Hansen
- December 14, 2020
‘Book of the Dead’ (2006) a trilogy-capping epic
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrap up the Diogenes Trilogy in epic, sprawling and satisfying fashion in “The Book of the Dead” (2006). By the
- John Hansen
- December 13, 2020
Legends launch in ‘Mysterious Affair at Styles’ (1920)
Hercule Poirot is in vintage form right out of the gate in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1920), Agatha Christie’s first novel (which – trivia
- John Hansen
- December 7, 2020
Carrere explores PKD in ‘I Am Alive and You Are Dead’ (1993)
French Philip K. Dick mega-fan and novelist Emmanuel Carrere takes one of the most unusual approaches to a biography in “I Am Alive and You
- John Hansen
- December 6, 2020
‘Dance of Death’ (2005) offers new adventures for old favorites
It’s an odd phenomenon – which I’m sure many readers have experienced – where we remember earlier works from authors better than their more recent
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2020
Sutin’s ‘Divine Invasions’ (1989) is definitive PKD bio
Beware before you crack open Lawrence Sutin’s “Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick” (1989). It’s considered the elite PKD biography for good reason:
- John Hansen
- November 29, 2020
P&C’s ‘Brimstone’ (2004) a devilishly fun read
For a 700-plus-page doorstop, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s “Brimstone” (2004) is a fun read; you can knock off 100 pages in a sitting without
- John Hansen
- November 23, 2020
‘Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick’ (1995) collects odds and ends
Lawrence Sutin follows up his excellent biography of Philip K. Dick, 1989’s “Divine Invasions,” with a peek at his research materials as he curates “The
- John Hansen
- November 22, 2020
‘Still Life with Crows’ (2003) a small-town chiller
“Still Life with Crows” (2003) is “merely” a standalone Agent Pendergast novel, but it features the introduction of Corrie Swanson, the evocative cornfields and caves