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The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Translated by William Frost

Posted on August 23, 2019 by bseat

Detective Carl Mørk, Assad, Gordon and Rose of Department Q of the Copenhagen Police Department are by now great friends of mine. Detective Mørk is a curmudgeonly old school cop, Assad is perceptive and thinks outside the box, Gordon is … Continue reading →

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Posted on August 9, 2019 by bseat

During WWII, the men left for the war leaving behind the women and children behind.  Although many books, both fiction and non-fiction, have been written about the heroism of the men fighting at the front, the stories of the women … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield

Posted on August 2, 2019 by bseat

It is a dark winter’s night. All the locals are gathered at the old inn telling stories, and exchanging news, when suddenly the door swings open letting in the cold wind and rain. A stranger stands in the doorway holding … Continue reading →

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The Huntress by Kate Quinn

Posted on July 12, 2019 by bseat

Ian Graham should have been happy, but instead he felt empty. He and his partner, Tony Rodomovsky had just  caught another German war criminal who was now on his way back to Germany to face justice. Ian had been a … Continue reading →

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Improvement by Joan Silber

Posted on July 5, 2019 by bseat

How do our decisions reverberate across space and time? What happens when we choose one course of action over another? Do our decisions even matter? Joan Silber explores these questions and more in her award winning book, Improvement, and her … Continue reading →

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Posted on June 28, 2019 by bseat

Sometimes a book surprises you by the depth of the world it creates, the uniqueness of its characters, and the grace and fluidity of its story telling. James has created one of those books! In a world unlike any other, … Continue reading →

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3 Seconds by Roslund & Hellstrom, translated by Kari Dickson

Posted on May 31, 2019 by bseat

I have found that understanding how another country perceives crime and justice helps me understand their culture. One of the ways I do that is by reading crime novels set in other countries or cultures. In reading this book about … Continue reading →

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The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

Posted on May 10, 2019 by bseat

In 1793, in Stockholm, one early autumn morning, two children find Mickel Cardell, a man of the Watch, in a drunken stupor, and shake him awake.  At first he can’t figure out what they are saying, but slowly their words … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Mornings: Poems by Mary Oliver

Posted on May 3, 2019 by bseat

I am not really a poetry person, or at least I say that to myself, but if a Mary Oliver book of poems shows up in my life, I devour them.  That is what happened this last weekend when I … Continue reading →

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SEVENEVES by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 26, 2019 by bseat

Neal Stephenson intrigues me. When I read Cryptonomicon I was totally hooked by both the subject of cryptography and the thriller/suspense plot. But then the Baroque Cycle came out- a three part series about the history of science and philosophy. … Continue reading →

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