"My tolerance of what the modern media considered 'news' had been diminishing as I aged."

I went online and looked up the Lincoln Castle in England mentioned in the story: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Castle

The dynamics of a city. The strong terrorize the weak. They keep at it, like they always have, until they come against somebody stronger with some arbitrary human reason for stopping them...like Reacher. He had no real reason to help a guy he hardly knew....But equally he wasn't about to let anythin

Wonderful cozy mystery! The main characters are likeable and the storyline interesting. The story gives you a close look into what it is like working in a bookstore.

"...Went into rehab and got Pete [parrot] and played the lottery....Doesn't sound like much of a life, does it? But I was happy. Or at least I didn't hurt anymore."