Mario Alberto Zambrano has written a beautiful and tragic novel in which a young girl uses the images on Lotería cards to tell her story. I’m not familiar with the game, so had to look it up. Lotería is a traditional Mexican game that is similar to bingo. Instead of having balls with numbers and letters […]
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Never Tell by Alafair Burke
Alafair Burke has a gift for suspense! I thoroughly enjoyed her previous page turner, Long Gone, and am also impressed with her most recent release, Never Tell. She graduated from Stanford Law School and worked as the Deputy District Attorney in Portland. Currently, she teaches criminal law at the Hofstra Law School. Her personal knowledge of […]
Oh Dear Sylvia by Dawn French
Dawn French knows how to make people laugh. She is a comedian, actor and writer from the UK where she is well known for her roles in the following shows: French and Saunders, Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford, and, most recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. She has had success […]
Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay
Daphne Kalotay has done it again! Her previous novel, Russian Winter, was beautifully written. It instantly transported me to another place and time as I got completely wrapped up in the characters. Her latest novel, Sight Reading, did the same. She has a degree in psychology from Vassar and a PhD in Modern and Contemporary […]
The Perfume Collector – A Novel by Kathleen Tessaro
Kathleen Tessaro has a beautiful way with words. This author was born and raised in Pennsylvania. When she was in college, she went abroad to study in London. Instead of staying for a semester, she stayed for over two decades. While there, she began writing. Her novels have seen much success and have been translated […]
Deadly Harvest: A Detective Kubu Mystery by Michael Stanley
Deadly Harvest A Detective Kubu Mystery by Michael Stanley isbn 9780062221520 Pub. date 4/30/13 Description: “Girls are disappearing in Botswana. The rumor is they’re being harvested for muti, a witch doctor’s potion traditionally derived from plants and animals—and which, some believe, can be made more potent by adding human remains. Detective David “Kubu” Bengu joins […]