Patrika Salmon
Death At Victoria Dock
This is the fourth in that delightful 1920s mystery series by Kerry Greenwood about the Honourable Phryne Fisher. Phryne is…
The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner
This novel is set in South Carolina, America’s Deep South, and is written with Southern dialogue and idioms. Bonnie…
Let the Bells Ring
Let the Bells Ring is a hefty read in the tradition of the gentle, romantic saga, and the chapters are…
Louisa and the Crystal Gazer
It has become quite fashionable and profitable in the American writing world for an author to take a well-known person…
Water for Elephants
“’Gritty” is the word on the cover, but “nasty,” perhaps, is nearer the mark. Jacob Jankowski knew some nasty…
The Last Pleasure Garden
The Last Pleasure Garden of the book’s title is Cremorne Gardens, a Victorian version of the notorious Vauxhall Gardens…
The Boys of San Joaquin
Small-town California in 1951 is the setting for this young adult novel. Written with a strong eye to the…
Honor Killing : Race, Rape, and Clarence Darrow’s Spectacular Last Case
Don’t let the racy title fool you; this is not a sensational rehash of the 1930s Hawaiian rape trial.…
Saving the World
This book is composed of several layers, like a torte. In present-day America we have Alma, turning fifty, depressed…
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