Books in the Mail

"Thunderstruck" by Eric Larson. Crown, 2006. 978-1400080663.
480 p. $25

This is a wonderful book. It's two true stories woven together: of Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication and Dr. H.H. Crippen who almost committed the perfect murder. I could not put it down. And did you know that Marconi and his wife were scheduled to sail on the Titanic? But they didn't. Eric Larson is a great story-teller and historian. -- Katina Strauch