Bitter Satire: Alice in Wonderland DVD: Disney tries to turn a bitter satire into a fantasy escape movie that you could watch on a cold, cold day in winter. But even Disney can’t erase the incidents in the story that… Continue Reading →

Granddaddy Of All Thriller Novels: King Solomon’s Mines Kindle Edition: In his Post Scriptum in 1907 the author, H. Rider Haggard, calls the novel a “romance” which in Victorian terms meant an adventure or at least something out of ordinary… Continue Reading →

I eagerly bought this movie because I loved the original Haggard novel, which I consider the best thriller of all times. It’s clear that Hollywood decided to add the Deborah Kerr role to draw a wider female audience. The only… Continue Reading →

Explosive Atmosphere: Eye of The Needle by Ken Follett It’s the summer of 1944. England has had enough of war. The atmosphere is tense and bottled up. Denizens of the city are frustrated with food rationing. They spread margarine thinly… Continue Reading →

Sizzling Suspense and 100 Degree Heat: World War 2 Thriller Collection by Ken Follett One hundred degree plus heat, camels dying, sweat, mirages in the desert evoke the atmosphere of the Sahara during World War 2 . . . “Searching… Continue Reading →

Read For Setting Alone: Mission to Paris by Alan Furst In Mission to Paris by Alan Furst the reader can hear the clink of silverware in cafes, the rattle of coins in pockets,and the laughter of gaudy, expensive women. He… Continue Reading →

North Sea Atmosphere: Dark Star: A Novel by Alan Furst 12/31/12 You can feel, see, hear, and smell the setting of the story of Andre Szara, a spymaster in Paris. The setting is vivid and alive for the reader. You… Continue Reading →

One War Ends, Another Begins Immediately: Victory and Honor by Griffin This spy novel Victory and Honor opens in 1945 appropriately enough in Lisbon, the neutral city that was a hotbed of spies during World War 2. Two agents are… Continue Reading →

Death is in the Air: A Manor House Mystery by Kate Kingsbury is Miss Marple meets the Germans during World War 2 in Britain. Instead of talking about battles, troops movements, or matters of state, the author focuses on village… Continue Reading →

I’ve Decided To Change The Book Cover For The Nazi Sphinx: 12/28/12 Up until now we’ve always had a book cover showing the Great Sphinx. But now that the book’s been retitled The Nazi Sphinx we need a photo of… Continue Reading →