A new mystery series to explore! This new addition to the Shelves is an Inspector Banks novel, Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson: The body of a disgraced college lecturer is found on an abandoned railway line. In the four years since his dismissal for sexual misconduct, he’d been living like a hermit. So where did he get the 5,000… Read more
Next up on the New Book Hit Parade, The Barkeep by William Lashner: Justin Chase is the perfect barkeep, tending bar as he lives his life, in a state of Zen serenity. At least until Birdie Grackle, a yellow-haired, foul-mouthed alcoholic from Texas, walks into his bar, orders a Mojito, and makes a startling confession. Six years ago Justin’s life was… Read more
I’ve got a few new books on my Kindle that have been added to my private collection. Since they will probably eventually end up being reviewed here, I thought I would share… Among my recent purchases, The Neighbors by Ania Albhorn: Andrew Morrison sacrificed everything—his childhood, his education, and the girl of his dreams—to look after his alcoholic mother. But enough… Read more
This one should be fun: turn-of-the-century detectives in San Francisco. The Spook Lights Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini: In 1895 San Francisco young debutantes don’t commit suicide at festive parties, particularly not under the eye of Sabina Carpenter. But Virginia St. Ives evidently did, leaping from a foggy parapet in a shimmer of ghostly light. The seemingly impossible… Read more
This one wasn’t on my shelves for long! I had it only for a few days before I shipped it to Nanette – she should be reviewing it soon! It’s Delilah’s Daughters by Angela Benson: An inspirational story about the allure of fame and the faith that binds a family forever . . . Delilah Monroe has done everything in her… Read more
I was lucky enough to pick this up when Amazon offered it for free and I feel very fortunate. I don’t expect that Twelve Years a Slave: Plus Five American Slave Narratives, Including Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Life of Josiah Henson, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Up From Slavery will be an easy read, but I believe… Read more
Okay, I expect the New Year to be full of New Books! First up, a little international intrigue with Rogue Warrior: Curse of the Infidel by Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice: Hot on the trail of a bank official who is laundering money for an al Qaeda-sponsored terrorist cell, Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko finds himself in the thick of a covert operation run… Read more
This is one of those “now a major motion picture” titles, but it looks like a good one. Labor Day by Joyce Maynard: With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends most of his time watching television, reading, and… Read more
Next on the New Book Hit Parade, Starter House by Sonja Condit: From the moment Lacey sees the house with the beautiful wood staircase, she knows she’s found her dream home. Growing up rootless with her flighty mother, Ella Dane, a self-proclaimed psychic, Lacey is determined to give her unborn baby the stability she never had. But shortly after she and… Read more
More new books! This time, it’s By Blood We Live by Glen Duncan. This is the conclusion to the series that began with The Last Werewolf From the author of the best sellers The Last Werewolf and Talulla Rising, the hair-raising conclusion to the saga that has galvanized readers’ imaginations: an electrifying, startlingly erotic love story that gives us the final battle… Read more