The Story of Our Lives by Helen Warner

February 06, 2018

Women’s friendships can last through time and problems, through immaturity and growth. Four women struggle with their friendship for twenty years in Helen Warner’s intense novel, The Story of Our Lives. Sophie, Amy, Emily and Melissa were best friends...

Dry Bones by Sally Spencer

February 03, 2018

Sally Spencer’s second Jennie Redhead mystery is a historical mystery set in the world of academia. Set in 1974, the storyline takes private investigator Jennie back to both world wars at St. Luke’s College in Oxford. Dry Bones is the new...

The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley

January 30, 2018

The ninth Flavia de Luce mystery by Alan Bradley is a mystery in itself. Is The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place the end of the series, or is it the end of a storyline, and the beginning of a new one? By release date, that question may be answered, but as I...

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

January 22, 2018

If you’re getting tired of my reviews of Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London books, you’ll be happy to know I only have one more after  Foxglove Summer. But, this fifth one was one of the best in the series. Police constable Peter Grant is...

Deadly Dance by Hilary Bonner

December 03, 2017

Hilary Bonner launches a new British police procedural series with a gripping story with an unusual twist at the end. However, Deadly Dance’s protagonist is a little too cold as a lead character. He is a character with a few problems, and we’ll see if...