Tag Archives: race relations

Review: The Devil in Silver by Victor Lavalle

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (August 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1400069866 Source: Publisher Pepper is the newest guest in a mental institution, New Hyde Hospital, in Queens, NY. He isn’t mentally ill, instead the police decided to admit him … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Fiction, Review, Spiegel & Grau | Tagged mental institution, mental institutions, New York City, race relations | 5 Comments

Review: Helsinki White by James Thompson

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 18 and up Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (March 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0399158324 Source: Publisher In the third Inspector Vaara novel, Inspector Kari Vaara has recently learned he has a brain tumor. Experiencing debilitating headaches for … Continue reading →