Camino Ghosts - John Grisham
Grisham revisits Camino Island and his cabal of writers on the beach. This is his third in the series. The plot centers on the story...
The Searcher - Tana French
A surprise discovery; she's a talented writer with a gift for descriptive phrasing that transports the reader to another world. In this...
The Demon of Unrest - Eric Larson
The story of the months after Lincoln's election up to the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter that ignited the Civil War. Larson always...
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again - David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace; called the writer and voice of his (my) generation. Venerated as an exceptional talent, he was also from Illinois...
6:20 Man & The Edge - David Baldacci
Reading this new series by Baldacci I couldn't help but hear his publisher - or him telling them - 'we need to come up with a Jack...
The Stranger - Harlan Coben
We all have secrets. Some would rock our world if they were exposed. Imagine a stranger coming up to you and telling you all about your...
Sapiens - Yuval Noah-Harari
For a serious, non-fiction book, this was engaging and eye-opening. A broad sweep of human history that puts us and our civilization...
The Exchange - John Grisham
Remember 'The Firm?' Grisham's first novel that launched his career (although I think he had a previous attempt that was overlooked). ...
Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
The best work of historical fiction. A Pulitzer Prize winner. I read this years ago and my memory of it was so enjoyable, I had to...
And There Was Light - Jon Meacham
A refreshing, new look at Lincoln that focuses more on others' experiences with him, what he said, impressions he made. Meacham is an...
Horse - Geraldine Brooks
Recommended by my wife, Martha (she's selective in suggesting a title), I now highly recommend. Brooks is a vivid writer who...
Verity - Colleen Hoover
Occasionally, I'll pick up a book by an unfamiliar author for the sake of variety. I'd seen her books in the 'thriller' section and...
This Town - Mark Leibovich
With the intent of eventually writing more about how Washington works, I picked this up hoping it would give me some insights. I was...
The Maze - Nelson DeMille
DeMille is a clever writer with character banter that makes the journey funny as well as exciting. John Corey is a witty smart-ass. A...
In The Event of My Untimely Demise - Brian Sack
A seriously funny read - though I think sometimes he tries too hard. When Brian Sack's mother passed away, he was left with a letter...
No Plan B - Lee Child
One of my indulgences; Jack Reacher books. A fast-paced thriller, as usual, that I recommend. Couldn't do better on the description...
Manhunt - James L. Swanson
The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Unexpectedly good. Written in intimate and dramatic detail, it reads like a haunting novel; though...
Sooley - John Grisham
In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South...
Talking to Strangers - Malcolm Gladwell
It's not about what you think it is. At least not what I thought. Like all Gladwell books, it's eye-opening. In this case, about how...
A Year in Provence - Peter Mayle
Picking this up was at the suggestion of Martha after we'd just had a vacation in southern France. It's told by an Englishman who moves...