Angell, Roger, Let Me Finish, Harcourt, 2006. It should be no surprise to someone who read the January list that I liked this entire book of essays. Insightful, sad, funny and just plain interesting, Angell’s essays are oddly comforting, especially for someone aware of aging and the passage of time. Recommended. Block, Lawrence, “Keller the Dogkiller,” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, May, 2008. I love all the Keller stories, but this one in particular is quite powerful. Dodd, Christopher J. with Lary Bloom, Letters from Nuremberg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice, Crown, 2007. I’ve done a lot of reading on the Nuremberg trials, and I have always wondered if the Thomas Dodd who prosecuted the Nazi war criminals was related to Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticutt. … Read entire article »