Johanna, Birgit and Lotte Eder have always lived quiet lives, working in their father’s clockmaking shop and helping their mother … More
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Review: Beneath Black Water River (Detective Kay Sharp #2) by Leslie Wolfe
When Detective Kay Sharp first left Mount Chester—population 3,823—in her rear-view mirror, shepromised never to look back. The town only contained bad … More
Review: The Girl at the Back of the Bus by Suzette D. Harrison
Montgomery, Alabama, 1955On a cold December evening, Mattie Banks packs a suitcase and leaves her family home. Sixteen years old … More
Review: The Hiding Place (Detective Morgan Brookes # 3) by Helen Phifer
When nine-year-old Charlotte Standish goes missing from her street in the small town of Rydale Falls, it sparks a media … More
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India.
Review: Flesh and Blood (DI Amy Winter #4) Caroline Mitchell
A wave of apparent suicides hits a string of seaside resorts, but when a police officer is named as the … More
Review: A Wealthy Girl by Charisse Conanan Johnson
There is nothing as powerful as a “girl” with a mind for money-making coupled with a purpose. This is not … More
Review: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
From the outside, everyone might think Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be: Rose is the … More
Review: The Faith of Dolly Parton by Dudley J. Delffs
Dolly Parton has entertained, educated, and inspired millions of fans for over five decades. Whether she’s writing songs, performing live, … More
Review: The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al Rawi
This poignant debut novel will spirit readers away to a world they know only from the television, revealing just what it is like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and showing how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.
