The Quiet Librarian – Allen Eskens

Hana, a Bosnian refugee, dresses in frumpy clothes and stays out of the way as an employee at a library in Minnesota. And then, one day, a detective comes in to ask her about her friend, Amina. She is dead. Her grandson, a seven year old orphan, now has no family. And Hana fears the … Continue reading The Quiet Librarian – Allen Eskens →

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore – Matthew J. Sullivan (Audio Narrator – Madeleine Maby)

This is both a literary fiction book and a mystery that unfolds as Lydia, a self-contained clerk in a bookstore in a so-so relationship with a handsome, controlling boyfriend, tries to make sense of the suicide of one of the regulars at the store. Like Lydia, Joey had secrets and trauma and his suicide in … Continue reading Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore – Matthew J. Sullivan (Audio Narrator – Madeleine Maby) →

The Paleontologist -Luke Dumas

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 →

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 →

Shadows Reel – C.J. Box (Joe Pickett #22)

Wow! I requested an advanced reader copy of this book from Netgalley because I previously read and enjoyed about four books from the Joe Pickett series, always swearing I would go back to read the series from book one. In my own experience of popping in and out, including this entry, Box writes all of … Continue reading Shadows Reel – C.J. Box (Joe Pickett #22) →

The Accomplice – Lisa Lutz

"The Accomplice" focuses on a deep and abiding friendship between Owen and Luna, who meet in college. It is the story of more than one death that they have singly and together experienced. And booze everywhere, in family homes, on their college campus, at the edge of a cliff. The story takes place in two … Continue reading The Accomplice – Lisa Lutz →