Monthly Archives: August 2011

Cold Vengeance – by Preston and Child

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

Preston & Child’s Cold Vengeance is another superb thriller. Any reservation I might hold in recommending it results from a feeling that you’d enjoy it even more if you had some history with FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. This novel is … Continue reading →

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A Cabinet of Wonders by Renee Dodd

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Mark Aidan Bergin

Renee Dodd’s A Cabinet of Wonders, published in 2006, is a masterful first novel. Every character, and there are many, is unique, not heard from in literature before. It’s a book set in sideshow and circus “freak shows.” The humanness … Continue reading →

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