Travis Devine, the 6:20 man and ex-Army Ranger, is back, now working for a a Homeland Security section. His handler, an older former colleague with a lot of confidence in Travis, sends him to Maine to quietly solve the murder of Jenny Silkwell, a CIA operative who returned to her coastal hometown for unspecified reasons. … Continue reading The Edge – David Baldacci (Audible Audio Narrators Zachary Webber, Erin Cottrell, Will Collier and Tiffany Smith)
Month: December 2023
The Women – Kristin Hannah (audio narrator Julia Whelan)
Wow. I read The Women via an audio edition. How to start? Not everyone will be able to read this book. It is raw and for many of us who were old enough to be US citizens during the Vietnam war and the years that followed it, this brings home so many issues, some that … Continue reading The Women – Kristin Hannah (audio narrator Julia Whelan)
The House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson (Audible Narrators – author, Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis)
Sadeqa Johnson has officially become a "read everything she writes" person. I didn't notice at first that this novel that was making a splash various places I go was by the author of "The Yellow Wife," a novel I read last year about the mixed race "wife" of a Richmond slave jail owner. The House … Continue reading The House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson (Audible Narrators – author, Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman (Audible Narrator – Cathleen McCarren)
This is a belated coming of age book about a thirty year old woman who experienced severe childhood trauma that left her physically and mentally scarred. Her effort at a relationship in her 20s did not work out. And she decides that living alone and going to her accounts receivable job and not knowing how … Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman (Audible Narrator – Cathleen McCarren)
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism – Rachel Maddow (audio – read by Maddow)
Rachel Maddow reads Prequel to us, this wonderfully told tale of prominent American fascists from post WW1 through WW2, whose movements led to seditious acts, high level cover ups and friendly relations with and funding from Hitler. I always enjoy Maddow on her show but now I plan to go back and buy her other … Continue reading Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism – Rachel Maddow (audio – read by Maddow)
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers – Jesse Q. Sutanto (Audible – Eunice Wong Narrator)
Vera Wong, an older stereotypical Chinese mother whose lawyer son sets boundaries, owns a tea shop that has seen better days. She has one customer, Alex, who she serves for free. He's an older man whose wife has dementia. When she comes down from her apartment to the shop one morning, there's a dead man … Continue reading Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers – Jesse Q. Sutanto (Audible – Eunice Wong Narrator)
They Called me Bookworm 