Tag: mystery

Book Review: Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #31)

January 10, 2020

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Gripping and provocative, the latest Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry peers unflinchingly into the corrupt affairs of Victorian society on the brink of the century’s turn. The world is poised for social and political change, but England holds tight to its traditions, classes, … More Book Review: Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt #31)

Book Review: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry (William Monk #8)

December 13, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Deep in London’s filthy, dangerous slums, Victorians transacted their most secret and shameful business. For a price, a man could procure whatever he wanted, but it happened now and then that the price he paid was his life. Now, in sunless Water Lane, respected solicitor Leighton Duff lies dead, kicked and … More Book Review: The Silent Cry by Anne Perry (William Monk #8)

Mini Review Monday

December 9, 2019

Here are some Mini Reviews for you today! And no worries, Mini Review Monday isn’t a new meme, I just needed a title for my post and decided to use that one! And bonus – if I ever need to do another Mini Review post, I can re-use the graphic I made! Win win! ***this … More Mini Review Monday

Book Review: Tangerine by Christine Mangan

December 2, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Bennington, the two friends—once inseparable roommates—haven’t spoken in over a year. But there Lucy was, trying to make things right and return to their old rhythms. Perhaps Alice … More Book Review: Tangerine by Christine Mangan

Book Review: The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #11)

November 25, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: In this story, Precious Ramotswe deals with issues of mistaken identity and great fortune against the beautiful backdrop of Botswana’s remote and striking Okavango Delta. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi head to a safari camp to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest who has left one … More Book Review: The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #11)

ARC Review: Death in Focus by Anne Perry (Elena Standish #1)

September 17, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre-World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover’s final, urgent message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power. On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister … More ARC Review: Death in Focus by Anne Perry (Elena Standish #1)

ARC Review: Relative Fortunes by Marlowe Benn (A Julia Kydd Novel #1)

August 2, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1920s New York, the price of a woman’s independence can be exorbitant—even fatal. In 1924 Manhattan, women’s suffrage is old news. For sophisticated booklover Julia Kydd, life’s too short for politics. With her cropped hair and penchant for independent living, Julia wants only to launch her own new private press. … More ARC Review: Relative Fortunes by Marlowe Benn (A Julia Kydd Novel #1)

Book Review: The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs #15)

July 17, 2019

Official Synopsis from Goodreads: Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival. When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered … More Book Review: The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs #15)