ismillie

"Banville, winner of dozens of prestigious literary awards, began writing what he calls “cheap fiction”—crime novels—in 2006, under a pen name, Benjamin Black. Outed a few years ago, he now writes these under his own name. The Drowned (2024) is the..." Permalink

"McCracken, an award-winning author, has with this book earned positive reviews and gushing cover blurbs. It’s made up of very short stand-alone paragraphs, almost like notes-to-self, and while some of these are useful, I tired quickly of being tol..." Permalink

"This is a complex book, a lawyer’s detailed investigation into the finer points of international law in respect of extradition for crimes against humanity. Half the book is about the complicated and unsuccessful effort to extradite Augusto Pinoche..." Permalink