And the book doesn’t really have its own plot, ultimately serving just as setting the scene for Battle Ground, without even really attempting an ending. Battle Ground comes off a lot better (PT took ...

I was born in Buffalo, grew up outside Washington, D.C., and later in East Aurora, New York. I currently reside in the Elmwood Village with my wife. A few of my Irish ancestors settled in Buffalo as ...

In “A Thread of Violence,” Mark O’Connell investigates an infamous Irish murder case that eludes explanation, refusing to cohere into a single narrative. By Christopher Benfey When you purchase an ...

Benedict Jacka's A Judgement of Powers came out the other day. Third book in the series, and a top-notch urban fantasy. Very slow burn compared to his previous series and extremely detailed, but ...