Flavia de Luce cannot go anywhere without discovering a dead body. In her ninth adventure, The […]
The Outcasts of Time, by Ian Mortimer
When I was young enough that my mother still made me go to church, I […]
Beloved Poison, by E.S. Thomson
E.S. Thomson’s Beloved Poison is a slow burn of a mystery, at least until a third of […]
Somebody at the Door, by Raymond Postgate
Like his thoughtful Verdict of Twelve, Raymond Postgate’s Somebody at the Door serves as both an intriguing puzzle […]
The Stopping Place, by Helen Slavin
Helen Slavin’s The Stopping Place is a horror novel, at least for women readers. It isn’t […]
Wonders Will Never Cease, by Robert Irwin
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, by Robert Irwin’s Wonders Will Never Cease repeatedly demonstrates that fiction […]
The Midnight Queen, by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
After a heavy read like The Revolution of Marina M., I needed something like Sylvia Izzo […]
The Last Best Friend, by George Sims
Few people would do what Ned Balfour does in George Sims’ The Last Best Friend. After Balfour’s […]
Britannia Mews, by Margery Sharp
When she first steps on to the page in Margery Sharp’s Britannia Mews, Adelaide has very […]
The Butchering Art, by Lindsey Fitzharris
I’ve been following medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris on Instagram for months because, as I’ve […]