At this time of political ups and downs, "Mockery" deserves a starring role as a book people who care about politics should read. The narrator is Sam Walker who was just a struggling writer as he began looking into the miraculous election of Third Party...

"The Magnificent Mary Ann” by Philip Kraske is a fascinating look at how one event that may seem minor to one person changes the course of events for another. Rarely do we know the effect our words or actions have on others. Sitting next to...

"Flight in February" commences with an escaped convict, Marcus Strenck, working his way through snow outside a prison in Minnesota. Since it is in the heart of winter, and the prisoner is hardly supplied with Arctic clothing, one may wonder why he does not freeze...

The city is Quito, Ecuador, which is described as being on a ledge on the side of Pichincha, an active volcano. The "ledge" is actually a little bigger than you might think from that description, but what follows in the book is a description of...