I liked this book. A little bit mystery, a little bit supernatural, a little bit science, a little bit crazy scientist and a museum with a past. Simon Nealy is young, but with a great resume. When the Hawthorne Institute hires him as its Paleontologist, it fits his recent inner calling to go home. Besides, … Continue reading The Paleontologist -Luke Dumas
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David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
Audio format. Narrator: The astounding, incomparable Richard Armitage.After reading Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperhead" (560 pages/21 hours 3 minutes audio)(Another fabulous audiobook), I determined to finally conquer "David Copperfield" (36 hours and 31 minutes/1264 pages) With a writer whose books range from the quick read "A Christmas Carol (144 pages)" to, well, "David Copperfield," I've just … Continue reading David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder – Lawrence Block
Lawrence Block is an entertaining writer. My husband (a used book dealer) and I were introduced to his work through a customer and went on to buy everything he'd written to that point (sometime in the mid-1980s) and every book that came out after. So, I was excited to see Matthew Scudder rise from the … Continue reading The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder – Lawrence Block
The Christmas Appeal – Janice Hallett
I loved, loved, loved this quirky little mystery composed entirely of emails, police reports and similar documents that are sent to two lawyers by the retired Kings Counsel who trained them. He's identified another mystery involving the Fairway Players in Lockwood, who are preparing to put on their annual pantomime on December 23rd to raise … Continue reading The Christmas Appeal – Janice Hallett
Murder by Degrees – Ritu Mukerji
Murder by Degrees introduces Dr. Lydia Weston, a professor and clinician at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia, 1875. Her patient/mentee, Anna Ward, has disappeared. It is out of character because she has a disabled brother and an adult sister who depend on the money she earns in service. When her body is pulled from … Continue reading Murder by Degrees – Ritu Mukerji
The House of Doors – Tan Twan Eng
Just now, I finally put this book down. I had no choice. I'd finished it. As usual, when I find a book particularly moving and exquisitely written, I feel like I can't do it justice. Tan Twan Eng brings us to 1921 Penang in Malaysia where Leslie Hamlyn, a British woman born and raised in … Continue reading The House of Doors – Tan Twan Eng
Unnatural History – Jonathon Kellerman
I am never disappointed by an Alex Delaware novel and Unnatural History offers up a story I enjoyed very much. Donnie Klement, talented photographer and son of an obscenely wealthy absentee father and an already dead mother was shot while he was sleeping in his studio. His most recent project was to find unhoused people … Continue reading Unnatural History – Jonathon Kellerman
Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland – Scott Shane (Audio Version)
I was blown away by the story of Thomas Smallwood who, among other things, was the first person to use the phrase, "Underground Railroad" in print to describe the network that supported the escape of enslaved people in the U.S.. Scott Shane has brought us a story I never heard before of this fascinating man. … Continue reading Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland – Scott Shane (Audio Version)
A Traitor in Whitehall – Julia Kelly
A Traitor in Whitehall is a delightful debut novel in Julia Kelley's "Parisian Orphan" mystery/spy series. Evelyne Redfern is recognizable to many because her father, a famous titled adventurer/ne'er-do-well and mother, a French woman who was a bit of a femme fatale, had a huge public custody dispute over Evelyne that was in all the … Continue reading A Traitor in Whitehall – Julia Kelly
Flipping Boxcars – Cedric Kyles and Alan Eisenstock (Cedric the Entertainer)
Flipping Boxcars was a could not put it down read for me. Floyd "Babe" Boyce, a native of Caruthersville, Missouri and WWII veteran has made a name for himself in his hometown. He is African American, married to his sweetheart Rosie, with three boys and a girl and success as the owner of a popular … Continue reading Flipping Boxcars – Cedric Kyles and Alan Eisenstock (Cedric the Entertainer)
They Called me Bookworm 