From the publisher A big bestseller leads to small town trouble.Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts, until she was haunted by the hard-boiled spirit of 1940s private investigator Jack Shepard. Now Jack is back on the job, and Pen is eternally grateful...After an elegant new customer has a breakdown in her shop, Penelope suspects there is … [Read more...] about Review of The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller
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Review of The Gold Pawn
From the publisher of The Gold Pawn November 1936. Mayor La Guardia’s political future buckles under a missing persons case in New York City. Simultaneously, Lane unravels devastating secrets in the outskirts of Detroit. As two crimes converge, judging friends from enemies can be a dangerous game . . . My review If you love the 1930s, get ready for a fun art-deco ride. The … [Read more...] about Review of The Gold Pawn
Review of Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
From the publisher of Prisoner in the Castle World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much.She knows what the British government is willing to do to keep its secrets.She knows the real location of the planned invasion of France.She knows who’s lying. She knows who the double-crossers are. She knows exactly who is sending agents to their … [Read more...] about Review of Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal
Review of Robert B. Parker’s The Hangman’s Sonnet
From the publisher Jesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancée by crazed assassin Mr. Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get through the wedding day of his loyal protégé, Suitcase Simpson. The morning of the wedding, Jesse learns that a gala 75th birthday party is to be held for folk singer Terry Jester. Jester, once the equal of Bob Dylan, … [Read more...] about Review of Robert B. Parker’s The Hangman’s Sonnet
Review of Where I Can See You by Larry D. Sweazy
From the publisher of Where I Can See You Haunted by the disappearance of his mother when he was eight years old, detective Hud Matthews begins his own investigation to find out what really happened so many years before. When a rare murder occurs in the lakeside community, Hud's veteran skills are called upon to capture the killer. Pulled deep into the threads of the community … [Read more...] about Review of Where I Can See You by Larry D. Sweazy