Jessica Brockmole
The Shirt on His Back
In this newest installment in the Benjamin January mystery series, Ben sets off from New Orleans with friends Hannibal Sefton…
Paris to Die For
In 1951, a young Jacqueline Bouvier declined a position with Vogue magazine because she had been offered “a special job…
The Artificial Silk Girl
First published in 1932, Irmgard Keun’s The Artificial Silk Girl became a runaway bestseller in its native Germany. And yet,…
After Midnight
“A writer who is afraid is no true writer,” say the bohemian characters in Irmgard Keun’s 1937 novel, though the…
White Truffles in Winter
Editors' choice
Famed French chef Auguste Escoffier loves his wife Delphine, despite being separated for the majority of their marriage. Whether Escoffier…
A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion
When corset salesman Judd Gray meets sultry Ruth Snyder in a Manhattan diner in 1925, both are in loveless marriages…
Murder in Burnt Orange: A Hilda Johansson Mystery
Having read Hilda Johansson mysteries in the past, I looked forward to reviewing the seventh book in the series. In…
The Lost Wife
Editors' choice
I struggled with a review that would do this gorgeous book justice. Richman takes what could be a sorrowful story…
The Year We Were Famous
Having previously reviewed a book about Helga and Clara Estby’s walk across the U.S., I was eager to read this.…
The Moonlight Brigade: A Millenial Novel
Nazi-hunting vampires, led by an undead Roman general bent on rescuing Italy from Fascism? Why not? You can’t fault Stratford…
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