Mary K. Bird-Guilliams
The Sky Took Him
Donis Casey continues this gentle but enlightened series with a second mystery set in early 20th-century Oklahoma. Alafair Tucker, wise…
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
Oscar Wilde sails back to Europe after one of his visits to the United States, where this latest mystery begins…
Backtracked
In Backtracked the author makes use of the popularity of time travel in fiction to drive home lessons for everyone…
Blown Away
Midway along the Florida Keys lies the island village of Islamorada. The original community was present in the early 1900s,…
The Witching Voice
The date of publication for this novel of Robert Burns’s life and work was the 250th anniversary of poet’s…
Madame’s Deception
This is the middle book in a planned trilogy; the first was A Lady’s Pleasure, and a third is planned…
Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher
Besides the immediate appeal of visiting again with Mark Twain’s immortal characters, the author has created an adventure story that…
The Winter War
Solid young adult author (most reviews give the age ranges for his books as upper elementary through middle school) William…
Veil of Fire
The first section of this novel follows what happens to a handful of residents during a firestorm of 1894 that…
Vendetta: The Runestone Saga, Book Two
Vendetta follows last year’s The Fetch which began the series, and which centers around the mystical properties of Nordic runestones.…
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