The Lion

Don’t even bother reading The Lion by Nelson DeMille, unless you read The Lion’s Game first.  You must know the history of these two men to understand why they will inevitably meet again.  Asad Khalil is a killer fueled by anger and a desire for revenge for his family that was killed by American bombs.  John Corey [...]

Conroy’s Latest is a Winner

I just loved reading South of Broad by Pat Conroy.  I had not read him before but something about the title enticed me.  I grew up in the era of “paper boys” and the main character, Leo, was a paper boy as a child.  Conroy’s descriptions of Leo riding his bike with no hands, tossing [...]

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” turns 50

I read an interesting article in the October 29 issue of USA Today about Truman Capote’s story, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the effect the book and the movie have had on the store in New York.  I love the movie but have never read the book so I picked it up last weekend.  I started reading the [...]

Beth Recommends…

Third Circle by Amanda Quick A new one by Amanda Quick will always keep me up late for a few nights. Quick writes suspenseful, spicy historical romances. As Jayne Ann Krentz, she writes suspenseful, spicy contemporary romances. Several years ago, she started writing a series using both names. It’s called the Arcane Society and is [...]