by JVBrown | Nov 30, 2021 | Melissa V, Staff Picks
After surviving horrible accidents, Alfie and Alice both find themselves residents of St. Francis’s long-term patient ward. Alfie, a recovering amputee, is delighted to have a new neighbor, even one as quiet as Alice. While she appreciates his chin-up attitude with...
by JVBrown | Nov 30, 2021 | Melissa V, Staff Picks
If you’re a fan of suspenseful murder mysteries, A Slow Fire Burning might be a great read for you! When a young man is found savagely murdered on his houseboat just weeks after his own mother’s mysterious death, the police immediately suspect the two deaths to be...
by JVBrown | Aug 26, 2021 | Melissa V, Staff Picks
Set in the thick of World War II, the story follows three women from very different backgrounds as they all find themselves recruited to work at mysterious Bletchley Park. With the stress of war taking its toll, Olsa, Mab, and Beth quickly find the bonds of their...
by JVBrown | Jul 30, 2021 | Melissa V, Staff Picks
Nestled in the English countryside rests the mysterious house of Birchwood Manor. Here in 1862 a young group of artists went on holiday, filling the house with gaiety and fun until a sudden accident ends the trip with murder and a mystery. Fast forward to 2017,...
by JVBrown | Nov 7, 2016 | Melissa V
Another Dismas Hardy courtroom drama. This time the key attorney isn’t Dismas, but his daughter, Rebecca.So although, Dismas and Abe are in the novel, the real focus is on Rebecca. I love Lescroart’s writing. We get to know the characters and he creates realistic,...
by JVBrown | Nov 7, 2016 | Melissa V
This debut novel has some depressing themes, but DeCarlo’s writing and humor make the book well worth reading. Mattie is a young, pregnant girl, who continually takes more than gives. When she discovers that her grandmother died, Mattie takes off for Oklahoma in...
