Category Archives: Fiction

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

Posted on October 11, 2013 by bseat

Claire Silver, Chief Development Assistant to legendary movie producer, Michael Deane, is trying to leave her LA office when two men show up.  One is a small elderly Italian man who can barely speak English and the other is Shane … Continue reading →

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Suspect by Robert Crais

Posted on October 4, 2013 by bseat

Robert Crais in one of my favorite authors.  His books about Joe Pike and Elvis Cole, two private detectives in the City of Los Angeles (Taken, and The First Rule for example) are compelling, gritty, exciting and never disappoint.  However, in Crais’s most … Continue reading →

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The Cuckoo’s Calling by J.K. Rowling

Posted on September 20, 2013 by bseat

Cormoran Strike, a veteran of Afghanistan with a prosthetic leg to show for his time overseas, is trying to make it as a small time private detective in London.  He is barely scraping by, and is now also arrears on … Continue reading →

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River of Dust by Virginia Pye

Posted on September 6, 2013 by bseat

River of Dust opens on the bare and desolate steppes of China, not long after the Boxer Rebellion where a  small band of missionaries work with the Chinese peasants in this time of great social upheaval, suspicion and famine. The … Continue reading →

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The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Posted on August 23, 2013 by bseat

The Light Between Oceans is a lyrical book which explores the choices we make and their impact on those around us. Returning to Australia from the Western Front  in 1926, Tom Sherbourne, is a veteran of WWI.  Trying to come … Continue reading →

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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

Posted on August 16, 2013 by bseat

Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union there has been a dearth of spy novels set in current times.  It seemed that it was hard to structure a spy story that made sense or seemed relevant when Russia became … Continue reading →

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The Abundance by Amit Majmadur

Posted on August 9, 2013 by bseat

The Abundance is a poignant and bittersweet story about how cooking traditional foods becomes a way for one Indian immigrant family is able to  cross the generational divide and provide a legacy for the next generation to enjoy and remember … Continue reading →

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The Defection of A. J. Lewinter by Robert Littell

Posted on August 2, 2013 by bseat

A few years ago I came across Robert Littell, a highly recommended author in the spy genre-someone, I was told, who was equal or better than John le Carré  one of my favorite authors.  I have previously read Legends, which explores … Continue reading →

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Silken Prey by John Sandford

Posted on July 26, 2013 by bseat

Silken Prey is the 24th installment  in this “can’t put it down series” by John Sandford.  If you have not read any of these books you have a lot of books to read and enjoy at the beach this summer! … Continue reading →

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Capital Punishment by Robert Wilson

Posted on July 19, 2013 by bseat

Robert Wilson is a gifted writer and if you have not yet read any of his books your are missing some really good ones!  Starting with The Company of Strangers which is set in 1944 war torn Lisbon with a … Continue reading →

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