Book Review: Elizabeth George’s A Traitor to Memory
Their careers on the line, Inspector Lynley, DCs Havers, and Nkata must untangle the secrets and passions of a family history concealing the truth behind a horrific crime.
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Book Review: Molly Harper’s Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men
Jane Jameson struggles with her vampire sire, Gabriel, and deal with Zeb heading for a nervous breakdown, hostile werewolf in-laws, and the ugliest bridesmaid dress in the history of marriage.
Book Review: Judith McNaught’s Someone to Watch Over Me
Run off the road in a blizzard, Broadway star Leigh Kendall wakes to discover she’s under suspicion for her husband’s disappearance. As she delves into their past, she finds friends and enemies are impossible to distinguish.
Book Review: Darynda Jones’ First Grave on the Right
As a grim reaper, it’s Charley Davidson’s job to convince them to “go into the light” – it’s the murdered ones who pester her for justice. In a twist, the entity who has protected her all her life, suddenly wants more.
Book Review: Erin McCarthy’s Sucker Bet
It’s a wild night with a stranger for Gwenna Carrick, the 900-year-old ex-wife of a mobster vampire. But Donatelli is not ready to let go, and he’s ready to clean house.
Book Review: Anne Perry’s Callander Square
I received this book for free from my own shelves in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: my own shelves Callander Squareby Anne Perry historical mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Fawcett Books on December 12, 1985 and has 256 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, The Cater Street Hangman, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Rutland Place, Farriers’ Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingSecond in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series set in Victorian London and revolving around a police inspector and his wife. My Take Each of the murders revolves around babies while the instigator is sex. It’s an interesting look at the double standards of the times and the expectations of the wives’ behaviors as most of the families on the square are torn apart. Expectations and beliefs are torn asunder although, I suspect, several of the women affected end up being much happier. I did rather enjoy Reggie having his […]
Book Review: Fern Michaels’ Razor Sharp
The chips, a.k.a., the prominent Washington politicians who frequent the bordello, are stacked against Lily Flowers, the madam of a high-end bordello and her girls. But one phone call to the Sisterhood might just swing the vote.
Book Review: Jeanne C. Stein’s Crossroads
The sudden discovery of a slew of drained bodies near the Mexican border brings an old flame back into Anna Strong’s life along with a new challenge and stunning news from an unexpected source.
Book Review: Christine Warren’s Huntress
An anthology of four short stories that encompass the concept of a woman hunting within the paranormal.
Book Review: Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe’s Havoc: Portugal 1809
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Sharpe’s Havoc: Portugal 1809by Bernard Cornwell historical fiction, military fiction in Paperback edition that was published by HarperCollins on 2003 and has 370 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Sharpe’s Fortress: India 1803, Sharpe’s Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805, arpe’s Prey: Denmark, 1807, Sharpe’s Rifles, Sharpe’s Eagle, Sharpe’s Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, Sharpe’s Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, Sharpe’s Battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, Sharpe’s Company, Sharpe’s Sword, Sharpe’s Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, Sharpe’s Enemy: The Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812, Sharpe’s Honor, Sharpe’s RegimentSeventh in the Richard Sharpe military fiction series revolving around a lieutenant promoted up from the ranks. The action encompasses a retreat from Soult out of Oporto just before Wellesly arrives. My Take It’s an interesting contrast between the “superior” upperclass blue blood values and those of scum from the gutter. Cornwell is […]