Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Carcaterra Takes ‘The Godfather’ Global
Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of “The Wolf” (2014, 310 pages in paperback format), is something of an enigma. His “Tin Badges,” reviewed...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: J.A. Jance, ‘Long Time Gone’
Judith Ann Jance uses her initials for her pseudonym because a publisher told her that readers might not accept a female author, writing...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: ‘Damaged,’ ‘Exposed,’ ‘Feared’
I’m reviewing the final three novels in Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato and DiNunzio series because they share many characteristics. I...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Two departures by McFadden
The Devil Wears Scrubs Because Freida McFadden is a physician, I wondered if any parts of this story were autobiographical. “The Devil...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: David Baldacci, ‘Simply Lies’
“Mickey Gibson wiped the spit-up off Darby’s face, and then gave her two-year-old daughter a plastic squeaky ball, hoping that would hold...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Carcaterra, 'Gangster'
Lorenzo Carcaterra’s “Gangster” (2001, 406 pages in paperback format) is a book that I wish I’d been able to read before I read Mario...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Lisa Scottoline, ‘Corrupted’
If you’ve read any of Lisa Scottoline’s “Rosato and Associates” or “Rosato and DiNunzio” books, you might think that Bennie (Benedetta)...
Jim Glynn
Book Talk: Two thrillers by Steve Martini
“Guardian of Lies” by Steve Martini (2009, 438 pages in hardback edition from William Morris) During the early 1960s, it’s probable that...
