Author: elizabeth

Hell Gate

Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein (Book 12) Linda Fairstein’s latest crime novel featuring Alexander Cooper, head of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in Manhattan, is an easy read. Despite the […]

Heartburn

Heartburn by Nora Ephron If you haven’t read Ephron’s hysterical first novel,  a thinly disguised account of her marriage and subsequent divorce from the Washington Post journalist Carl Bernstein, I […]

Good Evening, Mrs. Craven

Good Evening, Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes I am always looking for a good Bedside Table Book (BTB), so I was pleased that my pretty box from […]

Gold

Gold by Chris Cleave Kate and Zoe have been competitors in the sport of track cycling  for years. At age thirty-two, the women train for their final Olympic Games. The […]

Girl Waits With Gun

Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart Inspired by true events,  Girl Waits With Gun is the first work of fiction from Amy Stewart, author of six nonfiction works including […]

The Heir Apparent

The Heir Apparent, A Life of Edward VII, The Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley Royals make the worst parents. Take poor Edward VII or Bertie as he was known to […]

George V

George V, Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley George V (1865-1936), grandfather of the current Queen, was not one of England’s liveliest monarchs; he collected stamps.  (Apologies to philatelists […]

Peter Robinson Mysteries

Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson If you are unfamiliar with the series of mystery -suspense novels by Peter Robinson, you are in for a treat. There are over […]

Free Food for Millionaires

Free Food For Millionaires by Min Jin Lee How do you select a good read? Recommendations from friends and book reviews are two popular sources. But sometimes nothing beats a […]

Will Trent Mysteries

Karin Slaughter, Will Trent Mysteries Will Trent is a 6’ 3” GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) agent with extraordinary investigative skills and limited social skills, both of which can be […]