One Man’s Flag by David Downing is the second title in the Jack McColl series. It was preceeded by Jack of Spies (2014). World War I is a decidedly difficult era for a modern espionage thriller. Most modern readers are less familiar with the full scope of the conflict. This is particularly true when the subject […]
Review: A Bridge to the Stars by Henning Mankell
This short novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell is the first of four books about Joel Gustafson, a 12 year old growing up in a remote part of Northern Sweden with his father. It is followed by a second book, Shadows in the Twilight and, The Boy Who Slept in the Snow (also known as […]
Review of Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell
In starting a review of Kennedy’s Brain by Henning Mankell, it is important to take note of something that the reader discovers only after the book’s last page. The epilogue to this book begins with the following three sentences: “Twenty years ago, close to Zambia’s western border with Angola, I watched a young African man die of […]
Review of The Return by Håkan Nesser
The Return by Håkan Nesser is the third installment in the Inspector Van Veeteren series. It is preceded by Borkman’s Point. On a rainy Spring day, a group of young children are on an outing, when a young girl discovers a body wrapped in a blanket. The police arrive and discover the head, hands and […]