In short, this is the Great British Bake-Off with bite. (And no, that is not a baking pun. Well, okay, maybe it is.) In The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell, it’s the tenth season of the hit show Bake Week, which is hosted on the sprawling grounds of Grafton estate in Vermont, the home of …
Tag: murder mystery
Book Review | Murder Your Employer
How many watch lists do you think this author is on after doing research for this book? It’s got to be more than one. In Murder Your Employer, Cliff Iverson is fed up with his employer. More than that, he knows that the man is cutting corners on their latest project, which could cause the …
Book Review | The Villa
This book was described as being inspired by Frankenstein’s author, Fleetwood Mac, and the Manson murders, so I kind of had to read it because what kind of wild, attention-grabbing assortment is that? Rachel Hawkin’s novel The Villa follows Emily, a writer who is going through a terrible time. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband is after her money …
Book Review | A Dreadful Splendor (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Dreadful Splendor by B. R. Myers. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Dreadful Splendor, Genevieve Timmons is trying to make ends meet by pretending to be a spiritualist …
Book Review | The Verifiers (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Verifiers by Jane Pek. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I would have finished this book much sooner, but I was thoroughly distracted by Bastille’s new album. No regrets. In …
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