Originally titled Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters, this was the first Maigret novel Simenon wrote after moving to live in Connecticut. It...

All Hell Let Loose: The World At War 1939-1945 (2011) by Max Hastings Who needs another overview of the Second World War, right? I'd...

The Prince In Waiting (1970) Beyond The Burning Lands (1971) The Sword Of The Spirits (1972) I finally ran across some copies of this ...

The Steel Remains (2008) by Richard Morgan I'm a pretty big fan of Richard Morgan's science fiction writing. He walks a fine lin...

Mockingjay (2010) by Suzanne Collins Oh merciful heavens! I cannot believe that I finished this "dystopian" trilogy. I don...

A Visit From The Goon Squad (2010) by Jennifer Egan You know, I really need to be more careful about this habit I have of occasionally g...

West Coast Blues by Jaques Tardi (art)  / Jean-Patrick Manchette (writer) George Gerfaut, aimless young executive and desultory family m...

Tropic Moon by Georges Simenon I didn't realize I had a couple of more reviews to wrap up for 2011. Tropic Moon is such a great book...

Catching Fire (2009) by Suzanne Collins Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute...

The Prone Gunman (1981) by Jean-Patrick Manchette The Prone Gunman, the last crime novel Manchette wrote, mixes two well-worn plotlines ...