Max finished reading Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
Classic Hercule Poirot whodunnit. Solid vacation read.
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Max finished reading Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight into Murderer's Row by Eugene S. Robinson
An engaging antihero origin story about a real life punk rock intellectual icon. Full disclosure: I’ve known and been friends with Eugene for almost 20 years, so I expected nothing less than good work. Expectations met.
Max finished reading Endurance by Alfred Lansing
The most harrowing tale of survival I’ve ever read. A relentless page-turner. Highly recommended.
Max finished reading Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Ray Carney is back and fully embracing his dual nature in 1970s Harlem.
Excellent — great storytelling, compelling characters, extremely well written. Highly recommended.
Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own tech start-up to …
Max finished reading Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made …
Holy shit, on many levels. The story itself is insane, the broader implications of what the FBI did are even more insane. Highly recommended.
Max finished reading The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (The House Murders, #1)
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of …
Good, not great
Max started reading The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji (The House Murders, #1)
The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of …
This one’s been on the list for a while, excited to be digging in.
Max finished reading Season of the Witch by David Talbot
The critically acclaimed, San Francisco Chronicle bestseller—a gripping story of the strife and tragedy that …
A fun and insightful trip through some of San Francisco’s most formative years and transformative events.
Max wants to read The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
Love Erik Larson’s work, can’t wait to dig into this one.
Max rated The Third Man and The Fallen Idol: 4 stars
The Third Man and The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
Initially written as a screenplay Greene later transferred the film treatment to novel form as a novella, published together with …
Max finished reading The Third Man and The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
Initially written as a screenplay Greene later transferred the film treatment to novel form as …
Classic.
Max reviewed Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Police Detective Kaga, #2)
Solid
4 stars
Max finished reading Newcomer by Keigo Higashino (Police Detective Kaga, #2)
A quick read, but another solid whodunnit from Higashino
