I waited awhile for the few audio books without David Chandler narrating in the Cork O’Connor series to be rerecorded by him. I caught up to current this year since that happened and was ready for more. I would read these books in order as the personal and career changes happen as we go along. […]
The Veronica Speedwell series follows lady sleuth Veronica as she seems to fall into dangerous plot, kidnappings and murders. In An Impossible Imposter, it looked like she was going to have a better time of it all. All she needs to do is go to an estate in her role as a Lepidopterist to look […]
A killer stalks the mountain and there is nowhere to hide in the high atmosphere death zone. An adventure journalist has the opportunity of a lifetime to make the final climb on a renowned alpinist’s record-breaking journey to climb to the summit without aid all fourteen peaks above 8,000 feet, but the catch is she […]
The Tracy Crosswhite series is an absolute favorite. I enjoy every book immensely. Tracy is much more calm and talented than I could be. She has to deal with the corrupt too often, but she handles them so well. She also doesn’t forget what is important. Tracy is working cold cases now which gives her […]
The Veronica Speedwell series is very much a Sherlock Holmish mystery and while An Unexpected Peril is again a mystery, this time Veronica spends more time pretending to be someone she is not, than solving a mystery. Veronica, Lepidopterist by trade, is no stranger to royalty since she is the illegitimate (or legitimate sort of […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on July 4, 2022 (currently free at Amazon and Barnes & Noble as of writing this post) Overall rating 4.14 with 808 ratings and 45 reviews It’s always a bit of a gamble with a […]
The holidays and a missing list make a girls’ boarding school the latest hotbed of intrigue. At last, the whimsical and bumbling Turnip Fitzhugh gets his turn at romance. Naturally, I was all kinds of curious about his romance match and his part in the espionage antics of The Pink Carnation series. The Mischief of […]
Ever wonder what came after the ending of a Jane Austen classic? Lucy Knight, a new to me author, not only tackles this tantalizing prospect, but took the challenge of the Austen novel that many have mixed feelings about. Personally, I enjoyed Mansfield Park so I was all kinds of excited to see a rare […]
Jeanie narrates the whole story for us in The Lost Kings. She is very odd but she has had many bad shocks in her life. She’s never really had anyone who cared for her or supported her after her mother died. She ends up with her aunt and uncle, where she lived until her […]
The wedding of her dreams has turned into a nightmare and the honeymoon is spent in an investigation to clear her brother of murder. Engaging historical cozy mystery romp from new to me author and series. A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder is the fifth book in the series and, could be read out […]