BOOK REPORTS--

All the Clean Ones are Married by Lori Cidylo

A young reporter for an upstate NY newspaper heads for a new life’s experience in Moscow; the Russian one. Armed only with some skill in their language she immerses herself in their very foreign culture and tells the story with humor and compassion. It’s a very penetrating peek at their “bipolar” world; a Publishers Weekly term. Her description of the Boris Yeltsin-era coup was particularly illuminating.


The Moonpool by P. T. Deutermann

Some wily ex-cops tangle with some terrorists in a South Carolina nuclear plant setting. Lots of action in this yarn with a great ending. It joins a growing list by Deutermann of detective novels, thrillers and a few centered on naval adventure. I’ve read and enjoyed all of them.


Havana Nocturne by T. J. English

This is an interesting peek at Cuba in the 1950s; a true tale of organized crime, political corruption, roaring nightlife, and a revolution among other things. Fulgencio Batista was a corrupt dictator/president who coddled US mobsters in development of Havana’s gambling mecca of the Caribbean. Of course, Fidel Castro trumped the gangsters and the dictator with his 26th of July Revolution.


Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

516 sizzling pages of cop story set mostly in upstate NY involving a plot to eradicate Islamic terrorism with nukes. An off the wall, often whimsical NYPD veteran and his FBI agent wife buzz through this believable tale with page turning speed. I can always count on DeMille to spin a great yarn.