About 6 months ago, while killing time at the airport, I noticed a beautiful blue book cover calling my name. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a mystery!This is, as you may know, from my Instagram feed, my absolute favorite of all the genres. I happily handed over $25 for this lovely hardcover… Continue reading A Breezy Summer Read & Passport to the South of France
The 'Widows of Malabar Hill' by Sujata Massey is a social commentary disguised as a whodunit "locked room" mystery set in exotic Bombay, India. The story cleverly weaves two timelines; a 'present-day' Bombay in 1921 where Perveen Mistry is working hard to become an integral part of her father's law firm. The second timeline takes… Continue reading An extraordinary sleuth in a changing time
'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens is an excellently researched novel. I looked up Ms. Owens and turns out she is an actual zoologist trained in the habits and natural environments of animals. This makes a huge difference, because when you read her writing you will be transported directly to the place she is… Continue reading “Go as far as you can—way out yonder where the crawdads sing”
In the land of fiction, few story tellers tackle the hard stuff as effectively as Kristin Hannah. It took me a long time to start reading this one, but once I started —I couldn’t put it down. I waited so long because I was bracing for impact. I wasn’t disappointed, this is an engrossing story… Continue reading From the cold comes a story of warmth
The 7 and 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a total trip. Guests are invited to the Hardcastle family mansion, a dilapidated Blackheath House in the English countryside, for a costume party that the Hardcastles are holding for the return of their daughter, Evelyn. Evelyn has been living in Paris, after a tragedy visits the… Continue reading A new rabbit hole to follow…
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