Last September, I wrote about several of my favorite books. These were mostly novels that I read many decades ago, but they’re the ones...

If you’ve read even one of Freida McFadden’s psychological thrillers, you’re probably a fan like me.  Dr. McFadden is a practicing...

Lorenzo Carcaterra, author of “The Wolf” (2014, 310 pages in paperback format), is something of an enigma. His “Tin Badges,” reviewed...

Judith Ann Jance uses her initials for her pseudonym because a publisher told her that readers might not accept a female author, writing...

I’m reviewing the final three novels in Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato and DiNunzio series because they share many characteristics. I...

The Devil Wears Scrubs Because Freida McFadden is a physician, I wondered if any parts of this story were autobiographical. “The Devil...

“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...

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...