Nathaniel’s mother, Rose, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. As he narrates […]
Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz’s Magpie Murders delivers two mysteries for the price of one. There is a […]
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie
After my not-so-good experience with Strong Poison* last week, I needed to go back to […]
The Egyptian Antiquities Murder, by Sara Rosett
When I saw that my library had a new Olive Belgrave mystery, I had to […]
Strong Poison, by Dorothy L. Sayers
After two references on a podcast that I recently discovered and love, Shedunnit, and a […]
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free, by Andrew Miller
There are always questions when a soldier returns home. The questions range from the obvious […]
Miss Buncle’s Book, by D.E. Stevenson
I started listening to Backlisted this week, a British podcast featuring authors and scholars talking […]
Our Lady of Everything, by Susan Finlay
I…am not sure what to say about Susan Finlay’s novel, Our Lady of Everything. On […]
The Crooked Hinge, by John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr’s novel, The Crooked Hinge, begins with a complicated situation. A man has […]
The Ungrateful Refugee, by Dina Nayeri
Trigger warnings for discussion of rape and suicide. When she was eight years old, Dina […]