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The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

Buy this book on Amazon A gothic mystery to haunt your heart. “I doubt if the woman in black can have any animosity towards me.” The Woman in Black by read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

Travels with George: In Search of Washington and his Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick

Buy this book on Amazon Retracing the steps from history to present day. “what worried Washington more than anything else was what might happen if a president’s chief priority was read more

Posted in Book Reviews, History, Non-Fiction, Travel

Only in India: Adventures of an International Educator by Jill Dobbe

Buy this book on Amazon         Spirited adventures and education for two educators living in India. “A city of extraordinary contrasts, Gurgaon could be described as rich read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Travel

Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Buy this book on Amazon The fiascos of fortune in an American family. Journalist and author Anderson Cooper explores his ancestry from the 1800s to present day. In retelling the read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-Fiction

How Lucky by Will Leitch

    How lucky we could be if we could see those around us.     Buy the book on Amazon “People are the real people they are when they read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Buy the book. Again and again. Clue meets Groundhog Day in this mind-bending mystery. “We are never more ourselves than when we think people aren’t watching.” ― Stuart Turton, The 7½ Deaths read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

  Dive in and buy the book on Amazon. A sea-faring tale filled with mystery and superstition. “You know what men are when there’s nobody ordering them to be better.” read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Mystery

All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

Find out about the lies – buy the book. Lies beautiful people tell. I read and enjoyed Peter Swanson’s 2021 title, Eight Perfect Murders. The threads from classic murder mystery read more

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery

The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

Follow the Woman in the Purple Skirt A subtle and haunting scenario about living a shadow of an existence. “The person she most reminds me of is Mei-shan, a friend read more

Posted in Asian-related, Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary, Novella

The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

  Be knotty. Buy the book. Miss Marple meets HRH, Queen Elizabeth “It pays to maintain an open mind.”  ~SJ Bennett. The Windsor Knot When one of the guests at read more

Posted in Book Reviews, British-related, Fiction, Mystery
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