Darrell Delamaide

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Content Curator at vitalbriefing.com

Writer, journalist in DC. Lived in Europe for years, but now home in DC.

Articles

Washington Independent Review of Books

3 weeks ago | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

The British are big on detective series, whether it’s television or books. There is the wonderful TV show “Shetland,” based on the book series by Ann Cleeves, but there’s also a raft of others. A recent find is the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths about a forensic archeologist in Norfolk, England, who heads the department at the fictional University of North Norfolk.
Weaker by the Dozen

2 months ago | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

Some time ago, I picked up a novel at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC, with the odd title of Bruno, Chief of Police. It turned out to be surprisingly good, blending mystery and the unmatchable cuisine of Périgord. Unfortunately, as many series do, its quality faded as the author, Martin Walker, fell into a rhythm.
The Past Master | Washington Independent Review of Books

Nov 6, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

Oliver Pötzsch excels at making arcane German history come to life. The author of the bestselling Hangman’s Daughter series, Pötzsch, in the standalone novel The Castle of Kings, turns his attention to the Trifels castle in the Rhineland Palatinate. Trifels is most famous for having served briefly as a prison for Richard the Lionheart in 1193 after his capture returning from the Third Crusade.
The War That Didn’t End All Wars

Sep 18, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

It was supposed to be “the war to end all wars,” but of course it wasn’t. In fact, what contemporaries referred to as the Great War we now call World War I. It was a terrible ordeal: trench warfare at its most grim — complete with mustard gas and barbed wire — with military commanders sending a generation of young men to their deaths. Jacqueline Winspear spares readers none of the gory details either in her early Maisie Dobbs books or in the standalone The Care and Management of Lies.
Pain & Prejudice

Jul 31, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

When I went recently to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and saw its account of the voyage of the St. Louis,it made me think of The German Girl, a novel by Armando Lucas Correa. The book, which sat on my shelf for quite a while before I read it, recounts the story of Hannah Rosenthal, who fled Nazi Germany with her family in 1939 on the ill-fated ship, which had promised Jews safe passage to Cuba.
Where (and When) to Go?

Jun 13, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

“Dystopian” is a word many critics apply to Prophet Song, a novel about Ireland becoming an authoritarian state, but author Paul Lynch isn’t so sure it fits because, somewhere in the world, the country he describes is very real and not speculative at all.
M&A Specialized Manufacturing Spurs Mid-Market M&A — Mergers & Acquisitions

Jun 9, 2024 | themiddlemarket.com | Darrell Delamaide

U.S. manufacturing is enjoying a renaissance as onshoring and nearshoring gain momentum, coinciding with family-owned firms needing more capital and management. This is especially true of aerospace and defense firms where precision parts and highly-engineered products are required and on-time delivery is critical.
The German Enigma

Apr 24, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

What do you say about an author who got her undergraduate degree from Harvard and honed her writing skills with an MFA from Columbia? Jessica Shattuck is not prolific. Her debut novel, The Hazards of Good Breeding, was a New York Times Notable Book in 2003. Her third, 2017’s The Women in the Castle, was a bestseller, and her fourth, Last House, is due out May 14th.
United States 7-Year Note Auction

Mar 24, 2024 | uk.investing.com | Darrell Delamaide

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An Alpine Mystery

Mar 7, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Darrell Delamaide

Richard Armitage is an English actor best known for starring in the Hobbit trilogy and in the recent eight-episode streaming series “Fool Me Once.” But it turns out, he’s also a writer. His debut novel, Geneva, offers a sophisticated mystery set in the Swiss city and involving biotech and a lot of snow. In “Fool Me Once,” he plays the scion of a British pharmaceutical family who somehow appears on a nanny-cam after his untimely death. Armitage’s alpine saga is no less mysterious.