BOOK REVIEW – The Good Thief’s Guide to Berlin: The Good Thief’s Guides, Book 5

by Chris Ewan (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator), Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Publisher) An Audiobook THE GOOD THIEF’S GUIDE TO BERLIN, by Chris Ewan is the third “Good Thief’s Guide” mystery I’ve read, and although they all have a similar plot line, this one is especially twisty. Charlie Howard is a gentleman burglar, an expert at his job, polite and thoughtful towards…

BOOK REVIEWS (two parts) – Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II (and) Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II (Operation Kinderspion)

both by Adam Gidwitz (Author), Euan Morton (Narrator), Listening Library (Publisher) Audiobooks  In Adam Gidwitz‘s MAX AND THE HOUSE OF SPIES, Max Bretzfeld is a Jewish boy living in Germany with his parents during the rise of Hitler’s Third Reich. It is very dangerous for Jews, and as a last resort while the atrocities escalate higher, they send their son…

BOOK REVIEW – The Girl From Berlin

The Girl from Berlin, by Ronald H. Balson(Author), Fred Berman(Narrator), Macmillan Audio(Publisher) An audiobook Attorney Catherine Lockhart and her assistant (and hubby) Liam Taggart journey to Tuscany, Italy, to solve a land ownership dispute before their Italian friend’s aged aunt is evicted. Gabriella has a beautiful estate and prize-winning vineyard that two large “silent” corporations are attempting…