Charleston Currents – Mike Nelson

REVIEW: The Couple Next Door

The Couple Next Door (2016) is Shari Lapena’s first foray into the thriller genre and it is a winner. Anne and Marco Conti are good friends with their next-door neighbors, Cynthia and Graham. A dinner party planned for Cynthia’s house is in jeopardy because the Conti’s babysitter called off. Marco talks his wife into leaving the six-month old home alone, provided they check on her every 30 minutes. Anne is reluctant, but agrees. All is well until they decide to go home around 1:00 am and find the front door ajar and the baby gone.

by Charleston Currents · 11/20/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry

Reviewed by Mike Nelson | Under the Harrow {Flynn Berry) is an intriguing look at the relationship between two sisters, Nora and Rachel. Rachel is a successful nurse, living close to Oxford, an hour’s train ride from London. Her slightly younger sister, Rachel, has an ill-defined job in the city. On one of her many weekend visits, Nora arrives at Rachel’s house to find her sister brutally killed.

by Charleston Currents · 06/26/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: After the Crash

A mystery by Michel Bussi | On December 23, 1980, a plane flying from Istanbul to Paris crashed in the Jura Mountains on the border between France and Switzerland. All passengers and crew but one perished in the accident. A baby was miraculously thrown free of the wreckage and found by emergency crews.

by Charleston Currents · 05/29/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: The Circle by Dave Eggers

The title of this disturbing book refers to a technology company located on a beautiful campus somewhere on the west coast. There are approximately eleven thousand “Circlers” or employees and they enjoy amenities such as free food, free concerts, endless recreational opportunities and even free dorms. It’s a wonder any work gets done at all. Mae Holland is lucky enough […]

by Charleston Currents · 01/23/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: All the Light We Cannot See

Reviewed by Mike Nelson: “All the Light We Cannot See” is a beautifully written book that took the author ten years to finish. It follows the lives of two main protagonists, Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a young girl in France and Werner Pfennig, a German boy with a genius for electrical engineering as they grow up in the years before and during World War II.

by Charleston Currents · 11/21/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: The Man in the High Castle

Reviewed by Mike Nelson: I recently saw an Amazon Original Series called The Man in the High Castle. The alternative history angle intrigued me so I watched the first episode and was hooked.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 05/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews

REVIEW: The Good Luck of Right Now

Although Matthew Quick explores various aspects of mental illness, the story is never morose. The reader will find himself uplifted by the courage and determination of Bartholomew and his friends. Highly recommended. The Good Luck of Right Now.

by Andy Brack · 03/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Features, Reviews