A wonderful piece of historical fiction. I was unaware that Anne Boleyn had a sister who was very involved with the British Tudor court. Anne was the first wife of Henry VIII who was beheaded. That was about all I knew. This engaging novel laid out the time period, main characters, and political machinations during …
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory — 661 pages Read More »
This is a first novel and I will read books by Mr. Michaelides in the future. This was a tightly wound mystery of a gruesome murder, where the only real suspect is the wife of the man murdered. She goes completely silent and is at a mental institution. She has been there for several years, …
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides — 323 pages Read More »
After seeing the lighthearted movie the book is based on, I decided to read the book. As always, I found the book to be better than the movie. The movie did follow the book quite closely except at the end. The story is predictable, the difference is seeing into the world of the extremely rich …
This book is set in Sweden in the middle of the war. Sweden is neutral but in effect is occupied by Nazi Germany. The main character, Laura Dahlgren, is the chief assistant to Sweden’s chief diplomatic negotiator. She is very competent and keeps her head down to avoid attracting any undue attention – until her …
The Historians – a Novel of WWII by Cecilia Ekback — 435 pages Read More »
Set in present day Los Angeles, Isaiah Quintabe (i.e., IQ) is a brilliant young man who has dropped out of high school. This mystery reminded me of the Harry Bosch novels. Mr. Quintabe is scary smart and not much interested in money. I really enjoyed this one and look forward to reading more from this …
This is my first Karin Slaughter novel. I enjoyed it very much, but it was quite violent. The story revolves around a family that is torn apart by a brutal murder and attempted murder. The characters are well developed and I cared about each of them, flawed though they are.
James Patterson has written a crazy number of books. This is the second “Detective Michael Bennett” novel I’ve read and I enjoyed it in one sitting. The mystery is well planned and has some nice twists, but my favorite part of these books is the personal life of Michael Bennett. He is a widower with …
The Russian by James Patterson and James O. Born — 344 pages Read More »
This is a new author for me and I enjoy her style. Because she is British, there are some words used in different ways than I am used to and I find this fun. She has a great descriptive style, one can feel the cold, foggy air creep into the characters’ bones. She also has …
I avoided reading much by Ms. Cornwell in past years because of her vivid descriptions of autopsies. Her character, Kay Scarpetta, is a world renowned medical examiner. I’ve changed my opinion and have enjoyed the last couple of books I’ve read. In this one, her beloved husband has been dead for about a year and …
This was an interesting novel. It is set in the late 1850’s, the last years of the abolitionist’s, John Brown, life. Henry Shackleford is a young boy who, through a series of unusual events, becomes like a son to John Brown. The book is written through Henry, or Henrietta, or Onion’s eyes. The writing style …
