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The Unwilling

By John|2021-01-26T21:27:32+00:00February 8th, 2021|Mysterious Book Report, Thriller|

The Unwilling Mysterious Book Report No. 435 by John Dwaine McKenna John Hart is the absolute master of Southern Gothic or Appalachian Noir—whatever name it’s given—and is the single best practitioner of the genre working in America today. In his newest, and just released novel, The Unwilling, (St. Martin’s Press, $27.99, 384 pages, ISBN 978-1-250-16772-9), he takes an introspective and deeply personal look at the effect of the Viet

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Author Interview-John Hart

By John|2021-02-04T20:24:53+00:00February 8th, 2021|Author Interviews, Mysterious Book Report|

Interview With the Author: John Hart by John Dwaine McKenna Our interviewee today is NY Times bestselling author John Hart, who graciously took time from his busy schedule to share his thoughts and writing tips for all of us. With many thanks . . . here’s our first question: When do you write? I’m a morning guy for story momentum. Get up, get to work, trust whatever organ guides

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Prodigal Son

By John|2021-01-14T21:49:51+00:00February 1st, 2021|Mysterious Book Report, Thriller|

Prodigal Son Mysterious Book Report No. 434 by John Dwaine McKenna Best selling author Gregg Hurwitz’s newest installment in his compelling Orphan X series has just been released. Prodigal Son, (Minotaur, $27.99, 416 pages, ISBN 978-1-250-25228-9) begins when Evan Smoak—the legendary government assassin known as X, the tenth orphan, who was recruited in his pre-teen years and trained to kill—is lured out of retirement by the unlikeliest of sources:

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Sirocco

By John|2021-01-14T21:34:39+00:00January 25th, 2021|Mysterious Book Report, Spy/Thriller|

Sirocco Mysterious Book Report No. 433 by John Dwaine McKenna With more infighting, back-stabbing and double-crossing than a month-long joint session of Congress, Sirocco, (Blackstone, PB, $16.99, 400 pages, ISBN 978-1-0940-9983-5), the sophomore effort of author Dana Haynes—after 2019s, St. Nicholas Salvage and Wrecking—picks up right where the first one left off, with a pulsating sequel. This time, ex-cop Michael Finnegan and his partner, Katlin Fiero, a Spanish aristocrat

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The Art of Violence

By John|2021-01-14T21:27:30+00:00January 18th, 2021|Murder Mystery, Mysterious Book Report|

The Art of Violence Mysterious Book Report No. 432 by John Dwaine McKenna I was intrigued by Dennis Lehane’s blurb on the cover: “S.J. Rozan can write sentences that make my jaw literally drop.” So I purchased a copy of her newest Lydia Chin/Bill Smith novel entitled, The Art of Violence, (Pegasus Crime, $25.95, 275 pages, ISBN 978-1-64313-531-1), and read the first sentence: “Shifting colors on a monster billboard

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Divine Justice

By John|2021-01-07T20:49:48+00:00January 11th, 2021|Crime Fiction, Mysterious Book Report|

Divine Justice Mysterious Book Report No. 431 by John Dwaine McKenna A group of right wing criminal fanatics, inspired by a crazed evangelist named Heinz Dieter, who’s convinced that the end of days are about to commence, and all of them under the control of an utterly ruthless sociopathic killer named Rocco Robano. . . are dynamiting ATM machines all over Cape Town, South Africa in order to finance

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Old Anger

By John|2021-01-07T20:34:14+00:00January 7th, 2021|Murder Mystery, Mysterious Book Report|

Old Anger Mysterious Book Report No. 430 by John Dwaine McKenna Although this novel was released in late 2020, it’s still as timely as tonight’s news. That’s because it’s about racism and how it’s felt from both black and white perspectives. Old Anger, (Brash Books, PB, $18.99, 277 pages, ISBN 978-1-7343480-7-1) by Phillip Thompson, takes place in present day rural Mississippi and features a white, small town sheriff named

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Anthem

By John|2021-12-28T19:21:44+00:00January 3rd, 2021|Dystopian, Mysterious Book Report|

Anthem Mysterious Book Report No. 471 by John Dwaine McKenna Anthem, (Grand Central Publishing, $29.00, 448 pages, ISBN 978-1-5387-1151-4), by award-winning writer and TV producer Noah Hawley, is going to be one of the most talked about books of the new year. The novel is thought-provoking, controversial, compelling and dystopian, beginning with it’s opening sentence: “The summer our children began to kill themselves was the hottest on record.” And

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BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020

By John|2022-01-13T20:33:57+00:00December 21st, 2020|2020 Best Books of the Year, Best Books of the Year, Mysterious Book Report|

John Dwaine McKenna’s Mysterious Book Report 2020 Best Books of the Year The year 2020 has been unusual to say the least. We’ve gone from a world class economy to a world class pandemic and thrown in a contested presidential election for good measure. These are indeed interesting times, and one of the best ways to cope is by reading good books and escaping into literature. With our warmest

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John le Carre

By John|2020-12-15T21:52:10+00:00December 15th, 2020|Mysterious Book Report|

John Le Carré For those of you who may not have seen the news, one of the brightest literary lights of the twentieth century passed away on Saturday Dec 12, 2020. He was born David Cornwell, but the world knew him as John le Carré. He was 89. His works include The Spy Who Came in From The Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and The Russia House, all

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