Infinite Books

A blog about my adventures in reading…

Book reviews

  • “Palaver” by Bryan Washington

    At what point do strangers become family, and family change into strangers?   A mother and a son. The son is young, Black, and gay; he left his family in the States and moved to Tokyo. The mother had a fair share of moving in her life as well: first from Jamaica to Toronto, then

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  • “Mockingbird Court” by Juneau Black

    Sometimes I feel like reading something lighthearted, whimsical, and relaxing, especially in the fall, when the days start getting shorter and darker, and diving into a book that tackles serious issues doesn’t appeal. The Shady Hollow series latest – and the final – installment fits the bill. Vera Vixen, the village reporter and self-proclaimed detective,

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  • “The Armchair Detectives” by Matt Dunn

    Martin Maxwell is an 84-year-old former government agent (he refers to his employer as “The Company”), now retired and recuperating from a hip replacement at a retirement home located on the beautiful, albeit cloudy, coast of England.  He observes that people are dying there in bigger numbers than the national statistics and finds it alarming.

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