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Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down by Robert Fitzpatrick And Jon Land

On February 7, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Law, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In his crusade to bring Bulger to justice, Fitzpatrick faced not only Whitey but also corrupt FBI agents, along with political cronies and enablers from Boston to Washington who, in one way or another, blocked his efforts at every step.

Broadway Baby – A Novel Of An Obsessed Mother by Alan Shapiro

On January 27, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

As a little girl growing up in Boston, Miriam Bluestein fantasized about a life lived on stage, specifically in a musical. Get married, have a family—sure, maybe she’d do those things, too, but first and foremost there was her career.

Fenway 1912: The Birth of a Ballpark, a Championship Season, and Fenway’s Remarkable First Year by Glenn Stout

On October 14, 2011, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Sports, by Wilfried F. Voss

Fenway 1912 tells the incredible story–and stories–of Fenway, from the architect whose creativity has helped Fenway Park remain relevant, to the long winter when local laborers poured concrete and erected history, to the notorious fixers who then ruled the game, to the ragtag team who delivered a world championship, Fenway’s first.

Don’t Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America by David M. Kennedy

On September 30, 2011, in Book Reviews, Law, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Gang- and drug-related inner-city violence, with its attendant epidemic of incarceration, is the defining crime problem in our country. In some neighborhoods in America, one out of every two hundred young black men is shot to death every year, and few initiatives of government and law enforcement have made much difference. But when David Kennedy, a self-taught and then-unknown criminologist, engineered the “Boston Miracle” in the mid-1990s, he pointed the way toward what few had imagined: a solution.

The Surgeon: A Novel by Tess Gerritsen

On July 31, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil–and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.

Moonlight Mile: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel by Dennis Lehane

On July 28, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

An old case takes on new dimensions in Lehane’s sixth crime novel to feature Boston PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, last seen in 1999′s Prayers for Rain. Twelve years earlier, in 1998′s Gone, Baby, Gone, Patrick and Angie investigated the kidnapping of four-year-old Amanda McCready.

No Closure: Catholic Practice and Boston’s Parish Shutdowns by John C. Seitz

On July 27, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In 2004 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced plans to close or merge more than eighty parish churches. Scores of Catholics—28,000, by the archdiocese’s count—would be asked to leave their parishes. The closures came just two years after the first major revelations of clergy sexual abuse and its cover up. Wounds from this profound betrayal of trust had not healed.

Basketball Junkie: A Memoir By Former Boston Celtics Player Chris Herren

On July 23, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Sports, by Wilfried F. Voss

In this blunt, self-deprecating memoir, Herren tells his story as one of the greatest high school athletes to come out of southern New England. Fall River, Mass., has a storied basketball tradition, and Herren’s achievements on the court made him a local hero as well as bringing him to the attention of national recruiters and Sports Illustrated.

The Widower’s Tale – A Novel by Julia Glass

On July 20, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In The Widower’s Tale, Glass continues to explore the intricate ties of family and friendship that have become her trademark. Some critics felt the novel was just as evocative, timely, and emotionally gratifying as Three Junes, and they enjoyed the novel’s different voices and timely issues. Others, however, couldn’t get past the inauthentic dialogue and overuse of clichés, such as the droll gay couple who also love whipping up gourmet cuisine.

The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel by Tess Gerritsen

On July 20, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Cracking a crime resonating with bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend, Rizzoli and Isles must outwit an unseen enemy with centuries of cunning—and a swift, avenging blade.

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