Rezension: Stella Rimington »Rip Tide«
In 2004, at age 69, Stella Rimington published »At Risk«, the first in a series of espionage novels featuring MI5 operative Liz Carlyle. That book marked the start of a successful second career for...
View ArticleRezension: Stephen King: “The Wind Though the Keyhole”
The story of Roland Deschain and his quest for the Dark Tower has been a part of Stephen King’s literary agenda from the beginning. The opening sections were written in 1970, when King was an...
View ArticleRezension: Dennis Lehane: “Live by Night”
Lehane’s latest, “Live by Night,” functions both as an independent narrative and a loosely connected sequel to “The Given Day.” The story begins in 1926, by which time Prohibition — perhaps the...
View ArticleRezension: John Grisham: “The Racketeer”
“The Racketeer” is Grisham’s 30th book, and it offers a thorough display of his characteristic virtues: imaginative plotting; a fluent, deceptively effortless prose style; and an insider’s view of our...
View ArticleRezension: Joe Hill: “NOS4A2″
Joe Hill and Owen King are Stephen King’s sons, but these two young writers have distinctive voices and highly developed talents and deserve to be considered solely on the basis of their merits.
View ArticleRezension: Stephen King: “Joyland”
The melodramatic aspects of the story are great fun, but the real strength stems from King’s ability to connect with his characters. It’s that emotional bond that marks the difference between books...
View ArticleRezension: James Lee Burke: “Light of the World”
James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux, the haunted, all-too-human homicide detective from the Louisiana bayou country, first appeared more than 25 years ago in “The Neon Rain.” “Light of the World” is the...
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