Thrillers are my favorite genre of fiction, especially smart thrillers with realistic details and a plot that keeps you guessing as the story is revealed. This is exactly the type of novel that Elizabeth Haynes crafts. She has published five crime novels and I’ve enjoyed each one – Into the Darkest Corner, Dark Tide, Human […]
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A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear
Have you met Maisie Dobbs? This is the fifth novel for this wonderful character who was created by Jacqueline Winspear. She is smart, strong, adventurous and a little bit ahead of her time. She’s living in an era when women were expected to behave in restrictive ways, but she continues to use her brain and speak her […]
American Ghost by Hannah Nordhaus
What was once a grand home in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 19th Century has now become an elegant hotel… an elegant haunted hotel. It is said to be haunted by the former lady of the house, Julia Schuster Staab. Julia is also the great great grandmother of journalist, Hannah Nordhaus, who took on the […]
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
Cynthia Swanson has a wonderful imagination! The Bookseller is about a single woman in the early 1960’s. She runs a book shop and as an unmarried woman has not followed the conventional life path of the time. She’s quite content, but begins to have vivid dreams of an alternate reality where she is a happy […]
The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell
Are you a fan of historical fiction? Bernard Cornwell is an expert at bringing history to life. The battle scenes are vivid and he enables us to understand the motivations and actions of those involved. He can make you feel like you are right there experiencing it all alongside the characters in his books. This […]
Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Moriarty. That name just sounds sinister, doesn’t it? Anthony Horowitz is a masterful mystery writer. His novels are based upon the famous characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty. These aren’t just poor copycats, but are excellent works of literature. His previous bestseller, The House of Silk, […]