Former prosecutor William Lashner is the author of Hostile Witness, Bitter Truth, and Fatal Flaw. His next novel, Past Due, will be published by William Morrow in the spring.
The Meaning of Shakespeare by Harold C. Goddard (Chicago, $15). An absolutely thrilling explication of Shakespeare’s work. Goddard will change your idea of almost every play in the canon, and you finish it feeling almost as if you have gained a window into Shakespeare’s soul. I can’t recommend this highly enough. It will change your life.
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