The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
The crime at the heart of this novel occurs in 1826 in London: Frannie Langton is accused of the brutal double murder of her employers George Benham, who is a famous...
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The Grief We’re Given: Poems by William Bortz
In April 2021, just after I’d received my second Pfizer vaccine but before I’d begun to feel comfortable with face-to-face get-togethers, I received this beautiful hardcover book of poetry in the...
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
“As far as he could see, the land stretched out, deep and open, all the way to the desert. A perfect sea of nothingness. If someone was looking for oblivion, that...
The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
A Beautifully Written Tribute to Those Who Fought for Social Justice I loved this historical fiction novel as much as The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash. And that’s enormous praise! Both...
Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P.D. James
Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more!Macbeth does murder sleep’, the innocent sleep,Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care,The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath,Balm...
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
This is the story I wish I had written. Like its characters, The House in the Cerulean Sea is more than the sum of its parts. It’s magical, but, like its...
The Little Bookstore Murder: A Julia Greene Travel Mystery by Linda Clayton
The game’s afoot on Hilton Head Island. Olivia and Julia, owners of Little Bites, a lunchroom and bakery in Wake Forest, North Carolina are attending a conference on the South Carolina...
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman’s funny, clever, and compelling debut novel, is about four individuals who reside in the upscale Coopers Chase Retirement Village somewhere in the UK. They get...
How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope Edited by James Crews
Each of us seeks moments of amazement and joy in our lives. Each of us finds them in different ways. My mother used to lift her face to the sun, or...
One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
Days after finishing One Two Three, I am still holding it close to my heart! Everything works in this novel – every character, every word, every lie, every truth. This is...
