Review of Don Carroll’s Newest Book
The Beguines and the Search for Visionary Consciousness, Don Carroll A wonderful combination of spy thriller and spiritual pilgrimage. Carroll evokes the time of the beguines with authenticity and drama. His concept of consciousness is spot-on with the way scientists are coming to see the world and the mind’s appreciation of it. The ways his characters search for God are moving and...
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The Last Child John Hart Hart’s third book kept me up nights. A plot like a tight-wire. Characters that breathe and bleed. Descriptions of places and times that rolled through my head like a good movie. This book packs an emotional wallop without a hint of sentimentality. The best I’ve read in a while.
Read MoreWrite what you know
My novels are set in Washington, D.C. Mercy Johnson, the protagonist, is a criminal defense attorney. So, I’m following the old adage. I was a criminal defense attorney for over 30 years. I lived in D.C. for 25 years. In my stories, I try to be faithful to my experience. A few clients I represented were just downright mean. Others were severely mentally ill. Many were just people who made stupid...
Read MorePrissy on the Moon Review
Sweet story about Prissy’s blossoming independence and her strong ties to her family. She dreams of the moon but appreciates the beauty of every day happenings in her circle of love. Wonderful illustrations enhance the story....
Read MoreThe Armageddon Choice Review
Don Carroll must be a seer. This third novel in his Consciousness Trilogy has a corporation elected as President of the United States. Not that farfetched, given recent developments. The Armageddon Choice shows us what life is like after the End of Democracy (the second novel in the trilogy) and gives us hope that even in a time of rank greed and hunger for power, a light can shine....
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