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• A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallari

  

  Description (from cover): 'The first book in a witty, suspenseful new trilogy about a brilliant crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Terrible Beauty by Tasha Alexander

  

  Description (from cover): 'In this gripping new novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Lady Emily travels to Greece where a ghost from her past... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Hidden Man by Robin Blake

  

  Description (from cover): 'The year is 1742, and the people of Preston are looking forward to their ancient once-every-twenty-years festival of merriment and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Netlix Effect...

  I came across the post that I did earlier in the year about changing the vision of this blog. After taking somewhat a break from it, I find that I am starting t... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

  

  Description (from cover): 'USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

  

  Description (from cover): 'From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell

  

  Description (from cover): 'The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government. The... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley

  

  Description (from cover): 'Hailed as "a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes" by The Boston Globe, Flavia de Luce returns in a much anticipated new... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

  

  Description (from cover): 'On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Arsenic with Austen by Katherine Bolger Hyde

  

  Description (from cover): 'When Emily Cavanaugh inherits a fortune from her great aunt, she expects her life to change. She doesn't expect to embark on a... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Murder in the Secret Garden by Ellery Adams

  

  Description (from cover): 'Things really go to seed in the newest novel in the New York Times bestselling Book Retreat mysteries... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Crowned and Dangerous by Rhys Bowen

  

  Description (from cover): 'Nothing is simple when you're thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron

  

  Description (from cover): 'Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful Regency-era mystery. November, 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has come and gone, leaving th... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas by Stepahnie Barron

  

  Description (from cover): "Jane Austen turns sleuth in this delightful murder mystery set over the twelve days of a Regency-era Christmas party. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blog Tour Post & Review: Eclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford

  

  Description (from cover): 'The first book in the delicious new Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery series from national bestselling author Laura Bradford. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder by Rachel McMillan

  

  Description (from cover): 'In 1910 Toronto, while other bachelor girls perfect their domestic skills and find husbands, two friends perfect their sleuthing... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger

  

  Description (from cover): 'Sparkling and sophisticated, this sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking debut novel tells the story of a very messy, very... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Times Are Changing...

  If you've followed this blog for some time, you will notice that there have been some changes around here. Mostly, I haven't been posting reviews for every... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe by Kathy Lynn Emerson

  

  Description (from cover): 'A female spymaster will face mortal danger to protect her queen and husband... London, 1582: Mistress Rosamond Jaffrey, a talented an... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Time of Fog and Fire by Rhys Bowen

  

  Description (from cover): 'Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband, Daniel, a police captain in turn-of-the-century New York City, is in a precarious position. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE