Stories By John Holt
Fiction Reviews
Driftless by David Rhodes
July 8, 2026In his first book in more than thirty years Rhodes proves with ease why when he...
Non-Fiction Reviews
The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic by Stan Ulanski
July 5, 2026Aside from providing an easily assimilated scientific and historical overview, The Gulf Stream describes and mammoth...
Sports
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
June 28, 2026All of this pales in comparison to the obscene madness that has now become the fate...
Fiction Reviews
Gas City by Loren Estleman
June 28, 2026The characters and the settings in Gas City are rife with intriguing promise that never seems...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Man vs Fish: The Fly Fisherman’s Eternal Struggle by Taylor Streit
June 23, 2026This is the tough time of the year for those such as myself who love and...

Crime Fiction
Double Cross – By James Patterson
June 21, 2026I love John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series but always thought that his love scenes were...
Fiction Reviews
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
June 21, 2026Often written in a quiet, understated style that belies the madness and violence that seep through...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Fortune’s a River by Barry Gough
June 21, 2026By the closing years of the 18th century the stage was set for a major international...
Fiction Reviews
The Tin Roof Blowdown By James Lee Burke
June 15, 2026Because he’s a damn good writer James Lee Burke knows how to keep a plot going...
Crime Fiction
City of Fire By Robert Ellis
June 13, 2026There are red herrings aplenty, but once finished reading the novel I’m left with a sense...





