The Cuckoo’s Calling
The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (Book 1) The Cuckoo’s Calling is a traditional detective story from Robert Galbraith a/k/a J.K. Rowling featuring a down on his luck private investigator […]
The Crown in Crisis
The Crown in Crisis, Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman I was disappointed in The Crown in Crisis, Countdown to the Abdication, a day-by-day account of the last month […]
The Cookbook Collector
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman Inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility, The Cookbook Collector is the story of the Bach (Dashwood) sisters who work and reside in pre […]
The Coffee Trader
The Coffee Trader by David Liss The Coffee Trader is an “historical financial thriller” which sounds impossibly dull, but is not. The novel takes place in 1659 Amsterdam, a bustling […]
The Churchills in Love and War
The Churchills in Love and War by Mary S. Lovell From the time that war hero the Duke of Marlborough built Blenheim Palace in 1704, the Churchill family has occupied […]
The Churchill Sisters
The Churchill Sisters by Rachel Trethewey Without question, Winston Churchill was one of the great statesmen of the 20thC, but as a parent, less great. This is somewhat understandable as […]
The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout I loved this book, which is surprising since I couldn’t finish Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Olive Kitteridge. Partially set in gloomy as ever Maine, […]
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman I do not read romance novels, but I made an exception for The Bookish Life of Nina Hill as (1) my […]
The Bolter
The Bolter by Frances Osborne A bolter, as readers of the novels of Nancy Mitford know, refers not to a horse, but rather an unconventional (or wicked) woman who leaves […]
Bruno, Chief of Police
Bruno, Chief of Police Mystery Series by Martin Walker Reading Martin Walker’s novels set in the Périgord region of France IS almost as good as being there. Although nominally murder […]