Books - Portland Press Herald

Book review: ‘Night Work’ wades with style into 1950s New York

by Thomas Urquhart July 31, 2016July 30, 2016

The second Detective Michael Cassidy book draws suspense from Fidel Castro’s first visit to Gotham City.

by Carolyn Kellogg Los Angeles Times July 31, 2016July 30, 2016

In ‘Heroes of the Frontier,’ a woman and her children on the run tell us something about ourselves.

She will will talk about her new memoir, ‘Ice Cream, Gas Masks and God.’

by Frank O Smith July 31, 2016July 30, 2016

Gerry Boyle’s latest is the 11th installment of the Jack McMorrow mystery series.

by Thomas Curwen Los Angeles Times July 24, 2016July 23, 2016

The lively ‘Let the People Rule’ reminds us that our political process has long been messy.

by Michael Berry July 24, 2016July 23, 2016

In her debut novel, Lindsay Hatton pays homage to Steinbeck but creates a story all her own.

The novelist will speak in Waterville, where her thriller is set.

by LLOYD FERRISS July 24, 2016July 23, 2016

Beth Gutcheon’s lastest mystery has its slow points, but her protagonists and plot pay off.

by Frank O Smith July 17, 2016July 16, 2016

Author Roger Guay writes of rescues and recovering bodies, and shaping the warden service’s use of search dogs.

by THOMAS URQUHART July 17, 2016July 16, 2016

The story set in Maine has its thrills, but explaining the environmental danger sometimes bogs down the narrative.