I was hugely surprised to learn that Christopher Buckley had written a work of historical […]
The Poisoning Angel, by Jean Teulé
Most of the histories of serial killers I’ve seen began with Jack the Ripper. A […]
Eat Him if You Like, by Jean Teulé
Eat Him if You Like, by Jean Teulé, would be horrifying enough even if it […]
A Possible Life, by Sebastian Faulks
Novels like The Years of Rice and Salt and The Incarnations use an idea that I […]
Vertigo, by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac
According to the note at the end of Vertigo, by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, the two French […]
The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George
Bibliotherapy is the semi-serious prescribing of literature—novels, poems, essays, etc.—for emotional ailments. The theory is […]
Rendezvous in Venice, by Philippe Beaussant
Philippe Beaussant’s novella, Rendezvous in Venice, is told in four parts that circle elegantly back into each […]
The Stone Boy, by Sophie Loubière
I received a free copy of this ebook to review from NetGalley, on behalf of […]