A little background. I always like to start with a little background; helps set the stage for my commentary. As of 2011 I was using a Motorola Razr flip-phone. Yes, I know; I can hear the stuttered question: “How can you work in technology and be using such a dated phone and not an iPhone…
The Black Tower, by P.D. James. Simon and Schuster Publishing. 1974 (reprinted in 2001). $16. I cannot consider myself a true devotee of crime fiction as I yet have gaps in my reading. For instance, I have yet to read any Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett. I’ve got to rectify that mess fairly soon. I’ve…
Escape From Camp 14, by Blaine Harden, published by Viking. Hardback. $26.95 Shin Dong-hyuk still remembers his first execution. In a North Korean prison camp, attendance at executions is mandatory, regardless of age. The prisoner had rejected an opportunity of redemption, and was bound to wooden posts in a grassy field. The man’s mouth was…
