Another Riveting Jack Ryan Novel Tom Clancy puts you on the edge of your seat as you plough through each paragraph of this fast-paced page-turner of a novel. As always, this writer makes the reader think, and in regards to this particular topic, the fears are all too real. This well-written novel plays out a…
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Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
Gil Smolinski reviews Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin. Find out what makes this mystery worth reading.
Gil Smolinski – A Review of Nelson DeMille – The Charm School
Gil Smolinski reviews The Charm School by Nelson DeMille. Find out more about the book and if it’s worth reading.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Gil Smolinksi reviews The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillipp Sendker, a romantic mystery story set in Burma.
Murder and Mysticism in Pelagia and the Red Rooster by Boris Akunin
Read Gil Smolinski’s review of Pelagia and the Red Rooster by Boris Akunin and discover more about the final book in the intriguing Pelagia trilogy.
A Review by Gil Smolinski of Boris Akunin’s Pelagia and the Black Monk
Have a look at this review by Gil Smolinksi of Boris Akunin’s Pelagia and the Black Monk and find out why Smolinski thinks it’s a good book.
Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin Is a Fun Mystery
Have a look at this review by Gil Smolinski on the first book in the Pelagia trilogy by Boris Akunin called Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog.
Interesting Take on Twentieth Century in Paul Johnson’s Modern Times
Uniting Critical and Historical Consciousness in a Single Space Paul Johnson’s undertaking in writing Modern Times is no easy feat. Think about it, consolidating the history (since the First World War) of all major countries and every continent into a single, coherent book must have been a colossal task. And Johnson managed to pull it…
A Review of Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton Is Controversial for Good Reason From the very first page, Rising Sun sets a relatively fast pace that continues throughout the book. The narrative rapidly spins through a winding maze of plot twists about industrial conflict over American technology. It starts with a huge party where a young woman is…
Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is compelling and stimulates the reader to question conventional historic perspectives.
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