Looking For a Good Book

Former St. Paul police detective, Rushmore McKenzie, is on a weekend getaway with his wife and a group of friends, including Bobby Dunston, a current police detective. They are in northern Wisconsin having drinks at a local winery when a man carrying an AR-15 walks onto the winery property and starts to point his weapon at all the people on the patio. McKenzie and Dunston rea...

One of the main reasons I selected this book was because of the subtitle: Fifty-Two Great Songwriters Discuss Their Craft. I’m generally fascinated by the music world and the ability to write lyrics and compose music. The possibility of getting more insight into how different people make this happen is compelling for me.

Author/editor Bruce Pollock has been writ...

One of the biggest events to take place in the United States in the 19th century, that was not a war, would have to be the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago ( World’s Columbian Exposition). Noted non-fiction author Erik Larson takes readers on a deep dive into the machinations behind the event and ties in the workings of one of the world’s most noted serial killers af...

Fourteen year old Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into an old, run-down Victorian house that they’ve inherited. It’s a little bit eerie, but for a pair of curious boys, exploring an old house can be a lot of fun. And dangerous.  When Nick opens the door to his room in the attic, he is hit in the head by a flying toaster. Things only get stranger from the...

I don’t know what happened, but something happened with this book! I generally use a couple of different websites to request an advanced reading copy (ARC) of a book prior to its being published. You can generally see where I get my ARCs at the end of my reviews. Having generally enjoyed the previous volume of this series, I requested, and was granted access to, this e...