I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Yes, that A. A. Milne. The Winnie the Pooh guy. Apparently he wrote one mystery novel …
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Book Review | Medici Heist (ARC)
I would have finished reading this book much sooner, but I’ve been distracted by the Olympics (swimming and gymnastics mostly. Don’t get me started on the crossover turn during IMs; you’ll be an unwilling captive audience for many minutes if you do). Anyway, I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Medici Heist by Caitlin …
Book Review | Ne’er Duke Well
Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti tells the story of Selina Ravenscroft, a young English lady who seems nothing but respectable. And then there’s Peter Kent, the young man from Louisiana who has recently inherited a dukedom and a reputation for mild scandal. The two are unlikely friends, though, and soon team up to help …
Book Review | A Lady for a Duke
In A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, Viola Carroll has spent the last couple of years finally free to live as herself, after being raised as a boy all her life. She was a soldier in the British Army, but was presumed dead at the battle of Waterloo and thus able to escape …
Book Review | The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands
At different points, this reminded me both of Agatha Christie and of the Doctor Who episode “Midnight.” And if that’s not a combination that grabs your attention, I don’t even know what to say to you. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks follows the passengers on a Trans-Siberian express train that …
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