When I saw the blurb for The Conductors, I knew I wanted to read it. I have always loved stories about the Civil War and the Underground Railroad. The story being from the point of view of a conductor only made it better. The story alternates chapters from the past 1858-1865, with the present (1871). […]
In the Anglo-Saxon period of post-Roman Britain, before all the British tribes were united or a Battle of Hastings was fought, England was a chessboard of maneuvers to many rulers and even the fledgling beginnings of the Christian faith there. It was darker times when plague and ambitious royalty could decimate towns and villages. Shining […]
After being the driving force behind the bust of biggest corruption scandal of the year, Charles is tired. He simply wants to spend time with his family and recuperate, but his life turns surreal when he ends up among the Knickerbocker Set and Nouveau Riche of New York and Newport during the glittering Season of […]
Eight brief letters, amounting to less than a thousand words, doing little more than introduce a handful of characters that make up the piece of Jane Austen Juvenilia upon which this delightful romp of a tale is based. The author gleaned what details might be had and expanded them into a full amusing story. This […]
Servant of the Crown Mystery series is one I discovered last year and also discovered a new narrator to add to my favorites list at the same time. I binged on the four earlier installments and then tried to be patient for the long wait until this one. But Caught Red-Handed is here and I […]
Establishing himself as a gentleman detective, starting a family, and now delivering speeches from the front seats in Parliament, Charles Lenox has come a long way. Yet, sometimes he misses the old detection game and is happy to help out a sick friend with a new intriguing case that twists its way to a rather […]
When a pilot plunges to his death from testing a suddenly faulty parachute, Emily and Flo get their orders to investigate the Bristol Aeroplane plant for espionage and a murderer. I love these Edwardian Era cozy historical mysteries that combine fun and gig with sleuthing. The Fatal Flying Affair is the seventh of the Lady […]
A certain intrepid WWII-era woman is back and has a new mystery to solve. Is it murder among the Attagirls? After appreciating the first book. with an engaging mystery set against the home front of England at War, I was eager to follow Poppy to London and see her spread her wings outside her village […]
The stakes have grown high indeed when Rosalind is invited by Devon to his ducal estate and she will help with the wedding nuptials for a ducal cousin, but the mysteries around a local man’s death intrude and Devon seems to have been caught up in the affair. This is the fourth in the Rosalind […]
I find the stories of women in World War 2 compelling. The struggle for social equality combined with the desire to support one’s country, and perhaps the whirlwind romances have made this my go-to in the historical genre for the past year. The Last Correspondent by Soraya M. Lane is a stand alone novel primarily […]