Thursday, January 17, 2019

Book Review: The Devil in the White City

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson



My book club read this book. It is a slow starter, but that was my experience reading Dead Wake by Erik Larson as well. It simply takes some time to set up the stories and the characters, so I think this is inevitable. But sticking with it and reading through to the end was certainly worth the initial effort. Setting the stories of the architects of the world's fair along side the stories of a serial killer and his victims was chilling but incredibly effective. And the tail-end of the book talks some about the investigation and legal case against the serial killer. This is truly a wonderful book.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Book Review: The Whistler

The Whistler
By John Grisham



After reading a couple of Grisham novels lately that weren't to my taste, I was very happy to find another that I loved. This book follows Lacy, an attorney working in the Florida Board of Judicial Conduct. She receives a tip about a judge who is completely corrupt and involved with a mafia in the panhandle of Florida. Murder, bribes, and legal thrills abound. This book is page turner, and I finished it in just a few days.