So delighted that someone recommended William Kent Krueger's writing in a post I read. I jumped into the middle of the Cork O'Conner series because Audible included some of his work in its plus catalogue. (lets you have additional books at no additional charge). This is the 7th book in the series. Cork's close friend … Continue reading Thunder Bay – William Kent Krueger (Audible Narrator David Chandler)
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The Highgate Cemetery Murder – Irina Shapiro (Audio narrator – Imogen Church)
I greatly enjoyed what I now understand to be a first entry in at least a two part series featuring Gemma Tate, a thirty-something year old nurse who served in Crimea under Florence Nightingale and Sebastian Bell, a talented but opium using police detective. It is 1858. Victorian London. Women are decidedly expected to stay … Continue reading The Highgate Cemetery Murder – Irina Shapiro (Audio narrator – Imogen Church)
The Curse of Penryth Hall – Jess Armstrong (Audio Version)
Darn. I checked to see if this novel is part of an ongoing series because the characters definitely merit ongoing status. If it is, The Curse of Penryth Hall is the debut entry in the series. This is an easy to read historical fiction mystery set in Exeter and Cornwall a few years after the … Continue reading The Curse of Penryth Hall – Jess Armstrong (Audio Version)
City of Betrayal – Victoria Thompson
I am already a fan of the "Counterfeit Lady" series and am surprised to realize "City of Betrayal" is the seventh entry. One thing I like about Victoria Thompson as a historical fiction mystery series writer is that I don't get bored with either of her series. I appreciate that she knows the periods she … Continue reading City of Betrayal – Victoria Thompson
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
Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Audible)
As a long time Kingsolver fan, I've learned she can take us on journeys wildly unlike the last novel and always move me. I chose to listen to the audio book of Demon Copperhead due to having a lot of driving to do over the last few months. That doubled the blessing with a narrator … Continue reading Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Audible)
The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
The Carnivale of Curiosities has a strong gothic novel feel. Set in 1880s London, this is a story with many themes. Aurelius Ashe is a magician, imbued with powers that go beyond illusion, yet also involve his subjects' illusions. Together with a masterful carpenter, inventor of machinery and careful craftsman, Mr. Pretorius, Ashe is responsible … Continue reading The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis does it again! I've enjoyed every one of her novels, all set in two eras and centered on a building in New York city. In this case, while a building matters (Radio City Music Hall), "The Spectacular" is about a Rockette, Marion, who danced in the 1950s and is now, in the 1990s, … Continue reading The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
Hang the Moon – Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls, with unparalleled perception and kindness brings to us the inner voices of people who survive and thrive, despite their extraordinarily dysfunctional families. I have loved each of her books for her gift of writing, so much that I read hours and hours until my eyes will not let me stay awake. Hang the … Continue reading Hang the Moon – Jeannette Walls
Loyalty – Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline offers us an entertaining stand alone story-- historical fiction -- that opens in Palermo, Sicily in 1810. Early on, Franco Fiorivanti, who serves as the manager of a lemon grove for a local Baron, gets involved in a favor for the Baron that sets off a chain of events making up the largest … Continue reading Loyalty – Lisa Scottoline
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