The Woman in the Library did not have a lot to do with libraries, other than an initial murder taking place there. It did have a lot to do with books and writers though. It is also a story within a story. Each chapter is a piece of a famous author’s manuscript following a letter […]
The Handler is an espionage thriller. The action and tension is suspenseful throughout. Of course, I was rooting for the American team. The Russians seemed to be very skillful in their tactics and efficiently brutal. The Middle Eastern characters seemed to be either religious zealots, or people caught unhappily in that world of zealots and […]
I have loved the work of this author’s other series, so I was excited to try some of her backlist being released on audio. Georgia Skeehan series is about a woman firefighter who has become a fire marshal. Even with her father being a firefighter lost in his duty and knowing his friends, Georgia still […]
Brought together because of murder, familiar Jane Austen figures in up-to-the-minute guises people, an entertaining plot which left me excited to grab it up and read. What Happened on Box Hill is told from college freshman, Caty Morland’s point of view as she is determined to get to the bottom of her relatively new best […]
I’ve enjoyed this author in the past with the mystery series set in Minnesota. I lived there many years and now live in North Carolina. Carolina Moonset is in South Carolina though. The world feels much more deep south than here but it’s probably the historical scenes and memories which make it so, not that […]
The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). Kindle freebie on January 27, 2022 (currently free at Amazon and Barnes & Noble as of writing this post) Overall rating 4.02 with 339 ratings and 26 reviews Something is odd about the story here and I’m […]
How do you follow up the mirth and mayhem of a book like Dial A for Aunties? Return to the magic elixir that was at the center of it all- four Asian Aunties, of course. Stir in a wedding in England for Meddy and Nathan, and wedding coordinators who may have something to do with […]
I’m a huge fan of K-9 stories, so when the author asked if I would review this one I was happy. The genre is usually connected with military or law enforcement and some kind of mystery, so it’s all my type of reading. Chasing Justice has a lot to recommend it. I really liked how […]
Everything I said in my review of the first book, Thief of Souls, is still true. I like Inspector Lu and his integrity is solid. He is the point of view for our view into this unfamiliar country, China, its culture and politics. Lu cares about people and treats them with respect. He is not […]
After the last book with a hunt for the Black Tulip and two darker characters as protagonists, what comes next? I was curious about the next pair and what particular espionage challenge they would face. I tried to keep my expectations open since the author delightfully changes things up with each new book. The Temptation […]