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A mystery suitable only for the compost heap

A Midwestern mystery that yields a bumper crop of ‘Nope.’

Posted byJuliaDecember 27, 2022December 5, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, Indiana, murder, mystery, serial killers, unreliable narratorsLeave a comment on A mystery suitable only for the compost heap

A family saga that plays out on the boardwalk

The death of a patriarch stirs up family secrets on the Jersey Shore.

Posted byJuliaDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:fiction, family secrets, 21st century, New Jersey, Jersey ShoreLeave a comment on A family saga that plays out on the boardwalk

Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

Spend some more time with Olive and Mabel, two Very Good Dogs.

Posted byJuliaDecember 20, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, memoir, nonfiction, Scotland1 Comment on Spending more time with Olive & Mabel

Solving mysteries during a pandemic

How do you solve a murder mystery in the midst of a pandemic lockdown?

Posted byJuliaDecember 15, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, England, mystery, Ruth GallowayLeave a comment on Solving mysteries during a pandemic

The complicated politics of The Man in Black

Was Johnny Cash the most important political artist of his time? Michael Stewart Foley makes the case.

Posted byJuliaDecember 13, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Johnny Cash, music, nonfiction, politicsLeave a comment on The complicated politics of The Man in Black

The lessons of Chernobyl live on

How did the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happen? Human error combined with political failures within the USSR were a deadly combination.

Posted byJuliaDecember 8, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, man-made disasters, nonfiction, nuclear power, Ukraine, USSR2 Comments on The lessons of Chernobyl live on

The Burglar Who Came Back One More Time

Gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr is back to steal reader’s hearts in this brand-new tale that marries mystery to science fiction.

Posted byJuliaDecember 6, 2022December 5, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:21st century, Bernie Rhodenbarr, burglary, murder, mystery, parallel universe, science fictionLeave a comment on The Burglar Who Came Back One More Time

‘Rally Round the Flag’ serves up Cold War satire

This Cold War satire still funny after all these years.

Posted byJuliaDecember 1, 2022December 1, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Cold War, Connecticut, satireLeave a comment on ‘Rally Round the Flag’ serves up Cold War satire

Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

In 1920s England, Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a murder committed by a ghost against an invisible victim.

Posted byJuliaNovember 29, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, ghosts, Inspector Ian Rutledge, murderLeave a comment on Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

Miss Silver helps a young woman prove she’s the rightful heir to an English estate.

Posted byJuliaNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, inheritances, Miss Silver, murder2 Comments on Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

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