Tag Archives: Ken

The Incarnations by Susan Barker

Posted on July 8, 2016 by bseat

Wang is a taxi driver in Beijing. His life is not successful in the normal sense, but he has a decent job and his wife and daughter, Echo add to his sense of well being. Then one day as he … Continue reading →

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Palace of Treason by Jason Matthews

Posted on June 24, 2016 by bseat

Jason Matthews first book, Red Sparrow was an incredibly gifted entrance into the spy thriller genre! Palace of Treason, his second in this series about Captain Dominika Egorova of the SVR and her CIA handler Nate Nash, builds on this … Continue reading →

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Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on June 17, 2016 by bseat

I love a good suspense novel, but unfortunately my favorite authors, John Sanford and Lee Child do not release their books often enough to satisfy my need for a good kick ass, track down and decimate the bad guys while … Continue reading →

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Early Warning by Jane Smiley

Posted on June 3, 2016 by bseat

Early Warning is the second volume in the century trilogy by Jane Smiley. Picking up where Some Luck, the first volume ended, it is now 1953 and Walter Langdon, the patriarch of the family, has passed away leaving his wife … Continue reading →

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The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

Posted on May 13, 2016 by bseat

As someone who went to Sunday School from a young age, I am pretty familiar with the the story of David, the shepherd boy who killed the giant Goliath and became king of Israel. So I wondered what more I … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Man by Charles Cumming

Posted on April 22, 2016 by bseat

Spies and books about spies have always intrigued me. Maybe it was because I grew up overseas and had to learn how to fit into another culture or maybe it was just because I loved the suspense that accompanies spy … Continue reading →

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The Saxon Tales Series by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on April 8, 2016 by bseat

As you already know, I am a pretty big fan of Bernard Cornwell. So when I recently was preparing to go on vacation and stocking up on books to take on my Kindle, I discovered a whole series by Cornwell … Continue reading →

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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Posted on March 25, 2016 by bseat

Yann Martel burst onto the literary scene with his award winning seafaring fable, The Life of Pi.  Now fifteen years later he has returned with another story about the meaning of loss and the way we journey through grief. Set … Continue reading →

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Posted on March 4, 2016 by bseat

Sometimes when there is so much buzz and hype about a book, like there was for this one, I get a bit resistant about reading it.  But, I am so glad that I overcame my resistance, because this is one … Continue reading →

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H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Posted on February 26, 2016 by bseat

After her father died, Helen Macdonald seemed to die a little too. A naturalist and historian, she was completing her research fellowship at a university in England when her father’s unexpected death throws her off course, overwhelmed by her fierce … Continue reading →

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