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Missive #456 Published 5 March 2025

Luther Eustis runs off with and then murders Beulah, his much younger girlfriend. The book starts with his murder trial and his guilt is not in dispute. What makes this book entertaining are the character studies and back stories of the people who tell the story of this crime in alternating chapters. These chapters gradually reveal all of the circumstances surrounding the murder. We hear from the murderer, his wife, the victim, the murderer's defense lawyer, a reporter and others. It was very well written and the narration of the audio book by Grover Gardner was very good.

Missive #455 Published 3 March 2025

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is an awful, awful book. I have to consciously restrain myself from judging those of you who believe the book has merit. Don’t worry, the fact that I’m part of a very small minority in this regard (only the smartest 3% of my fellow Goodreads bibliophiles also gave The Road a one-star review) has not escaped me. I am nevertheless convinced of the objective correctness of my position… Edited customer review @ goodreads.com

Missive #453 Published 1 March 2025

Whoever wrote the dust cover should have written the book. The copious quotations that he speaks of were mostly in French with only a few of them having English translations. I understood the dust cover but very little of the book. I provide one quote from the book, if you understand it then you will probably like the book. I didn't understand it.

Missive #451 Published 26 February 2025

Master Hugh is asked to provide a sleeping potion for Sir Henry Burley, a friend and guest of Lord Gilbert at Bampton Castle. Sir Henry, (with his wife, a daughter by a first wife, two knights, two squires, and assorted servants), has outstayed his welcome at Bampton Castle. The next morning after Master Hugh provides the potion, Sir Henry is found dead, eyes open, in his bed. Master Hugh, the target of the wife’s wrath, is asked by Lord Gilbert to determine the cause of death.

Missive #450 Published 24 February 2025

I don't recommend this book. The author often repeats himself and the editor did poor editing. The book is also rather light on presenting any new information for anyone with a reasonably thorough education. I think the author is a globalist so you may, or may not, agree with much of what he says.

Missive #447 Published 19 February 2025

There Will Be War is a landmark science fiction anthology series that combines top-notch military science fiction with factual essays by various generals and military experts on everything from High Frontier and the Strategic Defense Initiative to the aftermath of the Vietnam War. It features some of the greatest military science fiction ever published…