The Reader’s Corner

I like to read. I suspect that you probably do, too. Here in the Reader’s Corner you will find some of my recommendations. Also, at the end of each Extra Fine Points article, Don Fluckinger offers a suggestion for further reading. Click on a link to buy a book directly from Amazon.com. When you buy a book in this way, we receive a small percentage of the sale price. By partnering with Amazon.com, we can offer most of these books at prices lower than we would otherwise have to charge. (There are a few books listed here that Amazon doesn’t have; for those, the links will take you to appropriate dealers.)

Here’s a book that I especially like — and think you might like, too.

Mandarin Yellow, by Steven M. Roth   If you’re a mystery fan, you shouldn’t miss this novel that features a Parker Duofold (the eponymous Mandarin Yellow). This is prime mystery: well plotted and compellingly written. Roth weaves a taut storyine, paces it perfectly, and wraps it in twists and turns that make no sense until you get to the end (when everything clicks perfectly into place). Along the way, he slips in all the clues you need to solve the mystery right along with hero Socrates Cheng.