The Rules of Engagement  

The Rules of Engagement  

I have a bad habit of buying a book from the local independent book store, and never getting around to reading it. I had The Rules of Engagement (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, $24.00) sitting on my shelf for years, when one...
Ultima  

Ultima  

Ultima (Zaffre, $27.00) is the third and final thriller in the series by L.S. Hilton following the amazing life of Londoner Judith Rashleigh. The first book, Maestra, showed Judith working as a junior art appraiser at a London auction house who was constantly being...
The Wife

The Wife

It’s not often that I pan a book that is nicely written by a competent, well-known author but The Wife by Alafair Burke (Harper, $26.99) disappointed me. I’ve not been nominated for an Edgar Award but let me pass on my thoughts. This is a “psychological” novel. I...