Tower of Babel

It has been several years since Michael Sears’ last novel, so I was thrilled to sink my teeth into his new release, TOWER OF BABEL. Readers are introduced to Ted Molloy, who is almost instantly memorable and sympathetic. Ted is a native New Yorker who has a penchant for home games, which he attends a......more

Ted Malloy is a tracker. He tracks down people who are owed money and helps them get the money for some commission. Richie is his right-hand man. When Richie brings him a big case, Ted almost rejects it. But Richie is murdered within days and Ted is intrigued. Richie's wife expedites matters by askin......more

A modern crime story that harkens back to old school noir. Ted Molloy was a successful Manhattan lawyer until he divorced his wife who just happened to be the granddaughter of one of the firm's partners and a powerful judge. Now Ted's chasing down money that's been forgotten in the system, reuniting......more

This was a book I really wanted to like; it featured hard boiled protagonists set in an almost alternate NYC where noir still exists. I remembered parts of the Queens I used to live in back in 2007-8 before the Crash and before a lot of things changed in the teens. It was halfway from the ethnic Que......more

Good Enough To Finish But Not Good Enough To Recommend! Tower Of Babel by Michael Sears is one of those that that had nothing about it that I particularly disliked but, it also had nothing about it that I particularly liked. Bottom line: it was, at best, just an okay read; for me. Here’s a bit about w......more