The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney follows two characters--only slightly connected--who are both from Oklahoma City and are both struggling to get past unresolved mysteries from their youth. Wyatt, now a private investigator living in Las Vegas, returns to Oklahoma City as a favor for a friend to find out who is harassing a woman … Continue reading Recommended Reading: The Long and Faraway Gone
Tag: Mysteries
This year, for the first time, I tried reading around a theme or focus. The focus I picked was mysteries, a genre I have not paid much attention to since I devoured them as a youngster. To tell the truth, I really didn't get focused until around August, so most of my reading was random … Continue reading Reading with focus, or the annual theme read…
Over the past couple of years, I've been revisiting favorite authors from my childhood, just rereading one or two of their best novels. I read a lot of mysteries back then, but I've fallen off in my mystery reading since. First, I reread some Agatha Christies: And Then There Were None and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: … Continue reading Ah, nostalgia! Revisiting childhood reads…
