Tuesday, August 2 2011
For Every Problem There Is a Solution: ‘Prince of Poisoners: The Life & Crimes of William Palmer’
William Palmer's taste for better living through chemistry began while he was in medical school as a simple way to erase gambling debts.
Tuesday, May 31 2011
Small Towns, Big Secrets in Elizabeth Hay’s Richly Woven ‘Alone in the Classroom’
Alone in the Classroom is a stirring, majestic tale that is ultimately about small towns in Canada and the many layered secrets that they harbour.
Monday, July 19 2010
‘Jass’ Gives You the Feel for Early American History
Take a tour of Storyville where Jazz began and murder prevails, bringing in the likes of David Fulmer's hero who is as good at solving crime as he's crippled by his love of an irresistible whore.
Monday, May 24 2010
An Engrossing Compendium of Dogtown’s Artistic, Romantic, Swashbuckling Background
To have locked Peter Hodgkins up -- he was caught time after time exposing himself, lunging at women, creeping around -- would’ve been to lock up the unique wild spirit of Dogtown.
Wednesday, August 1 2007
Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case by Carol Pogash
What makes Pogash's book so powerful is that it evokes the universal bafflement we feel over the tortured relationships some other people endure.
