Review: Ace Atkins revs into Memphis in latest Porter Hayes novel
Three strangers share ... something, and the job of the PI is to unravel that and a lot more.
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Clete, beloved sidekick to Dave Robicheaux, takes novel’s center stage
Ever wonder about Clete? Since acclaimed crime fiction author James Lee Burke started writing about his best-known character, Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux — that was in “The Neon Rain” back...
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‘John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community’ honors a towering American
Book review: The first biography of Lewis, by historian Arsenault, is rich in context about the civil rights movement.
Review: James Lee Burke takes a wider view of crime in ‘Harbor Lights’
These stories' characters seek to understand evil — and in trying to right wrongs, they often commit others.
Review: Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch work a duet in ‘Resurrection Walk’
Michael Connelly's slick lawyer wants to travel again on the good side.
Old age is scarier than you knew in Stephen King’s ‘Holly’
There's nothing supernatural here — and King makes the reader privy to everything his heroine can't yet see.
The play’s the thing in Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake’
Lara Nelson had an intense fling years ago. Now her daughters want to know everything. A review by Colette Bancroft.
An acclaimed writing coach has tips for ‘public writers’
Public writers include scientists, teachers, medical workers, government employees, everyday citizens, journalists — anyone who writes in the interest of the public good. Roy Peter Clark focuses on them in...
In Salman Rushdie’s latest novel, words breathe life into a new city’s residents
"Victory City" indeed. When he began writing his 13th novel, Salman Rushdie couldn't have known it, but the book is a vivid testament to the power of language against those...
Louise Penny paints a dark picture in ‘A World of Curiosities’
I'm always a little surprised to hear Louise Penny's mysteries featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache referred to as "cozies." Perhaps those readers are responding to the charming Quebec town of...