Brodie’s inner monologue is always cranky, sharp, and amusing, and this book is no different. He remains the reluctant hero, by dint of being the one who shows up, not because he has any magnificent altruism.
REVIEW: Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon was a carrier of the deadly disease, infected dozens of people (many of whom died) and once she was diagnosed all she had to do was not prepare food to save lives. It seems simple. So why didn’t she?
From Russia, with disquiet
Two new and very different books tackle the same complicated and largely inscrutable Russian history. One makes the ghosts of Russian past very real, and the other explores the demons haunting a Soviet escapee.
REVIEW: What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust
There is nothing better than embarking on a new adventure with Flavia de Luce. I too enjoy riding my bike to an old cemetery while solving a crime. I just need a manor house in the English countryside. But luckily we can drop in and visit Flavia anytime.
REVIEW: The Examiner
It’s all well and good until the students become more interested in their own agendas than the coursework. When a corporate client with a sketchy past “hires” the the team for a launch party a crosscurrent of morals turns into a whirlpool of chaos.