The Tree of Light and Flowers, Thomas Perry’s final novel, is a fitting, if occasionally fatigued, farewell paean to one of his most beloved creations, Jane Whitefield.

I’ve never been a reviewer or critic who loved throwing darts at writers. (Although James Patterson and Phillip Margolin … you are loads of fun to dis!) Generally, I just don’t spend a lot of time on books that don’t in some way resonate with me. T.M. Logan’s The Room in the Attic falls in that gray area, because there is much to relish here, but I felt the end was more of a snack than a full meal. 

Jenna Blum’s Murder Your Darlings is one of many current thrillers that takes place in some realm of the “literary” world. It’s a trend.