Coben’s “The Stranger” is Very Strange – and Not Very Good

I just finished Harlan Coben‘s newest novel, The Stranger (Dutton, 2015). I wish I were more enthusiastic.  Always a master mystery storyteller, I have always greatly anticipated the release of each of his books.  As always, this book hit the fiction best-seller lists, but quickly dropped out.  Today, it stands as the 75th best-selling overall book… Read More Coben’s “The Stranger” is Very Strange – and Not Very Good

Follett’s Century Trilogy is Wonderful Reading

I feel I really accomplished something!  I finished the third volume in Ken Follett’s Century trilogy. These were WONDERFUL books, tracing five families through three generations, beginning in Europe and ending in America. Why an accomplishment you ask?  Book  1- FALL OF GIANTS (960 pages), Book 2 – WINTER OF THE WORLD (928 pages), and… Read More Follett’s Century Trilogy is Wonderful Reading