books — in blue are my north stars

fiction — read for pleasure

The Confession

John Grisham, 2010

Legal thriller — Wrongful conviction and the death penalty

The Widow

John Grisham, 2025

Legal whodunit — A lawyer on trial for his client's murder

Gli occhi di Venezia

Alessandro Barbero, 2011

Historical novel — Venice and the Mediterranean galleys, late 1500s