Category: Historical

  • Episode 147: The Man from the Train by Bill James

    Episode 147: The Man from the Train by Bill James

    In Cocktail Hour tradition, our annual holiday show features a book that attempts to solve crimes from over 100 years ago, The Man from the Train. Andy has listened to this book several times, Colette mostly read the whole thing, and Cheri bailed about a third of the way through. The discussion was fun and […]

  • Episode 137: The Spy Lover by Kiana Davenport

    The book isn’t our usual fare but we all found things to love about it. And some things to not love. As usual, though, we had a great time discussing it! Give a watch or a listen! There are spoilers for the story – not just that the Union won – so be warned!

  • Episode 136: Damnation Island

    Episode 136: Damnation Island

    Well, this was definitely a hard book to get through. Andy was the only one of the three of us that went the distance. Even though the book and subject matter are major downers, we still had a lot of fun chatting. Hope you have fun, too!

  • Episode 131: Fata Morgana by Steven R. Boyett and Ken Mitchroney

    Episode 131: Fata Morgana by Steven R. Boyett and Ken Mitchroney

    Well, every book can’t be a winner but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a load of fun talking about it! It was unanimous. None of us particularly enjoyed anything at all about this month’s selection. We have higher hopes for the May pick: The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid.