Last month I introduced you to Charlotte (Charlie) McNally. She’s the (fictious) investigative reporter for Channel 3 News in Boston. She was the star in the book, Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan. The author has written three more books.
All four of the books feature Charlie, and I’m glad they do. Charlie is a great character [...]
For most of my life I have taken water for granted. If I need it, I go to any number of faucets and turn the water on. Drinking it, cooking with it, cleaning my body, house and clothes with it, plus giving water to my grass and plants – these are all activities I have [...]
Written and illustrated by Hannah Berry
Macmillan Publishing, 2009
My Rating: A
Britten and Brulightly is a mystery set in rainy London. The title refers to a partnership of two private investigators. Britten prefers the term “researcher.” Brulightly is the partner who is never seen by the reader although we do hear him talking. Britten is the one [...]
The Sittaford Mystery was published in the United States as The Murder at Hazelmoor. As I got into this book I realized that the two titles are very true of this story. There is both a murder to be solved at Hazelmoor and a mystery begging to be solved at Sittaford. Let me explain.
Sittaford House was [...]
Written by Steven Galloway
Penguin Books, 2008
My Rating: A
I know this book was very well received when it was first published. I should have read it then but I usually avoid stories that might be depressing. For me, this kind of book is best read with other people. When the book group at the library announced [...]
Welcome to today’s stop on the Classics Circuit. During the month of February, the Circuit is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. We are featuring books, authors and others associated with this time period – roughly around the 1920’s and 1930’s. The person I want to tell you about is Ethel Waters.
I chose to feature Ethel Waters [...]
I’m in a challenge to read all the Agatha Christie mysteries in order of when they were published. In many cases these are re-reads for me. I’ve been a fan since my teens. I’ve read eleven books so far for the challenge, and not until Murder at the Vicarage did I meet Miss Marple. Finally [...]