I’ve read all but a few of Connelly’s mysteries, and I just scarfed down the newest, The Dark Hours, the fourth in the Renée Ballard series. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all four, but was disappointed that Connelly pulled Bosch into the…
Category: Commentary
Zachary Carter, The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
Can John Maynard Keynes teach us anything new for dealing with the problems created by the covid-19 pandemic? Hasn’t his thought been thoroughly integrated into current economics? (“We’re all Keynesians now.”) We can learn something, argues Zachary Carter, maintaining that…
Review: “Bitter Medicine” by Sara Paretsky
This is the 4th novel in the V. I. “Vic” Watshawski, P. I., series, an interesting story of murder and medicine, set in 1985 or ’86. The central issue is, who killed Dr. Malcolm Tregiere, the assistant at the women’s…
Eric and the Fiery Furnace: Oven Cleaning Adventures
For self-care as a writer, I clean the oven–once every twelve years. My mother always said, “Clean your oven every twelve years, whether it needs it or not.” Full disclosure: She never said that. But, although most household chores are…