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Conclave by Robert Harris

Posted on November 22, 2024 by bseat

While looking through all the books that Harris has written about Italy and Rome, I came across this book about the Vatican and the process for choosing a new Pope. I was intrigued because it was set not in the … Continue reading →

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Imperium, Conspirata and Dictator by Robert Harris vs. Two for the Lions by Lindsey Davis: A Comparison

Posted on November 15, 2024 by bseat

While traveling in Italy I read about its history by reading novels by Robert Harris and Lindsey Davis. I learned a lot from each of these authors and am grateful to have had access to their insight and the massive … Continue reading →

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The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

Posted on October 18, 2024 by bseat

I always like to read novels about the places I am going to visit. When you read this I will be traveling in Italy and will have just spent three days in Venice. Bowen’s book, with its rich details of … Continue reading →

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Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

Posted on October 4, 2024 by bseat

When I think about books by Joseph Kanon a few words come to mind: atmospheric, complex, realistic. Shanghai is a good example of Kanon’s unique and inimitable style. dSet in Shanghai in 1938, just after Kristallnacht, a huge influx of … Continue reading →

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Posted on September 27, 2024 by bseat

In a camp in the Adirondacks, a counselor wakes up to find one of her campers missing. The missing child, Barbara Van Larr, is not just any child, but rather the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Posted on September 13, 2024 by bseat

Time travel plot lines are always a bit dicey. It is easy for an author to get caught up in the ‘how” and the rules of time travel and the plot line can stay focused on those things rather than … Continue reading →

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Hunted by Abir Mukherjee

Posted on September 6, 2024 by bseat

This is a thriller of a different kind. It is about terrorism but from a parents’ point of view. It is about radicalization but radicalization done for a political end not because of religious fanaticism. It is about the hunt … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova

Posted on August 30, 2024 by bseat

I read The Historian by Kostova and loved that book, so it was easy to pick up her third book, The Shadow Land. I was not disappointed! This is a book what happened under the Communist regime in Bulgaria immediately … Continue reading →

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The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak

Posted on August 9, 2024 by bseat

Spy novels are always fun to read when it is so hot outside you can’t even open the front door or if you are sipping lemonade at the beach.  Regardless of your environment, this new novel by Anna Pitoniak will … Continue reading →

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Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on July 26, 2024 by bseat

Where do spies go to retire? What happens when old foes and a mission gone wrong come back to haunt you and force you out into the open when you are no longer protected by the agency? These are the … Continue reading →

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