If you're looking for something that could be described as a "caper," Death on the Riviera by John Bude is a book for you. It's set just after World War II in southern France, and it features an English detective, Meredith, and his sergeant Freddy. The basis for an English detective turning up in France … Continue reading Book Review: Death on the Riviera
Perhaps because I have missed traveling so much, I looked for mystery series set in places I'd like to visit, and I turned up the Bruno, Chief of Police series by Martin Walker, which is set in a small town in the south of France. I think I hoped for something like M. L. Longworth's … Continue reading Book Review: Bruno, Chief of Police
I don't usually read holiday-themed books around Christmas, but I think this year I was looking for plenty of comfort reads and found those in books with a Christmas-y theme. The final two I read were Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory and Murder on a Midnight Clear by Sara Rosett. Reading Royal Holiday is like … Continue reading Two Last Christmas Reads
Sometimes I read some unusual books for my Dewey Decimal Challenge, and my June stack includes a few of those--Herefordshire Speech, The Library Book Cart Precision Drill Team, and I'm Not Hanging Noodles by Your Ears. The good part is that I learn some obscure but interesting info. From Herefordshire Speech by Winifred Leeds, I … Continue reading June Wrap-Up
