Book Review: Charles Todd’s A Casualty of War
A haunting tale that explores the impact of World War I on all who witnessed it — officers, soldiers, doctors, and battlefield nurses like Bess Crawford.
Genre: mystery
Book Review: Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart
Bryant and May are on the case when a cemetery becomes the scene of a crime and secrets — and bodies — arise while the Tower ravens disappear.
Book Review: Jake G. Panda’s The Case of the Cursed Dodo
This hilarious first installment of The Endangered Files follows Jake, a hardboiled panda detective, and an unusual cast of endangered creatures on their adventures.
Book Review: Jasper Fforde’s The Well of Lost Plots
Thursday Next is hiding out, but the Well is a linguistic free-for-all with a murderer stalking Jurisfiction agents and nobody is safe, least of all Thursday herself.
Book Review: Maggie Sefton’s Yarn Over Murder
Wild fires are raging and a herd of alpacas need rescuing with Kelly Flynn and the House of Lambspun knitters and friends to their aid, but for an unexpected murder victim…
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Gone Gull
Cordelia opened a craft center, and Meg and family jumps to help. But acts of vandalism and the escalation that make them wonder if it’s pressure to make her sell?
Book Review: Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess’ The Painted Queen
A bust of Queen Nefertiti is stolen, and Amelia is the target of assassins while a brilliant criminal offers his final challenge… and may be unmasked at last.
Book Review: Rhys Bowen’s On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service
Her Majesty is quite pleased that Georgie is going to Italy to aid her friend and asks Georgie to find out if Prince Edward and that Wallis person are getting married.
Book Review: Lee Child’s MatchUp
Eleven short stories in a matchup of fiction and thriller writers — a man and a woman pairing — revolving around a blend of the main characters in each pair of authors’ series.
Book Review: Diana Gabaldon’s Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
An anthology of seven short stories in the Outlander / Lord John Gray historical fiction series with an emphasis on the military side with Lord John’s involvement.