Wood’s ‘Man Who Knew Too Much’ (2015) a pleasant analysis
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): This monograph is not a core bio, but it’s a nice garnish for people who know the Hitchcock basics.
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Wood’s ‘Man Who Knew Too Much’ (2015) a pleasant analysis
Add ‘The List’ (2023) to your list of contemporary culture dramas
Book club book report: Debut novelist Yomi Adegoke takes an engrossing dive into the good and very bad of cancel culture.
Hardboiled fiction that goes over easy: ‘Big Book of the Continental Op’ (2017)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Nearly a century after Hammett invented him, all of the Continental Op’s world-spanning adventures are cozily combined into one book.
Taylor’s ‘Hitch’ (1978) is cornerstone bio of Hitchcock
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): A mix of objective and subjective analysis of the man and his works, the well-timed book also goes deeper into Hitchcock’s final film.
‘Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes’ (1927) a spooky conclusion to Doyle’s canon
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Rather than resting on his laurels, the author tries new things with topics and point-of-view.
‘His Last Bow’ (1917) gathers Holmes’ penultimate adventures
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Doyle and his detective build up to the Great War in this second-to-last Sherlock collection.
‘The Book Thief’ (2005) is a beautiful novel about death and Nazis
Book club book report: Despite being narrated by Death during a very busy time, Markus Zusak’s YA novel is miraculously life-affirming.
Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
Book review: The authors intriguingly wrap up their time-travel saga as their long-running protagonists and antagonists meet.
‘Valley of Fear’ (1915) does the multi-genre riff even better
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Doyle improves on “Study in Scarlet’s” blend of mystery and flashback in his final Sherlock Holmes novel.
Dave’s ‘The Night We Lost Him’ blends romance, mystery
Book club book report: The author draws us in with questions, and smoothly builds believable characters amid the quest for answers.