A father and son hiking in the forest in Southwestern WA encounter a young woman, emaciated and bruised. Her name is Elizabeth Black and she’s been missing for two years. This is the attention-grabbing opening of Emiko Jean’s new novel The Return of Ellie Black, a tactic she uses superbly right up until the end of this slow burn suspense novel. Ellie’s return brings joy to ... Read More...
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame
The trend of lighter reading has been working for me so I thought I’d wrap up April with one more charming novel. Mainly because it combined two things I really love: a favorite TV show and sumptuous descriptions of baking. The novel is Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame and is about Jenny, a 77-year-old British woman who applies to and gets on a national TV show called Britain Bakes. ... Read More...
Aug 9- Fog: A Novel
What a pleasure to be able to start the week with a review for one of the most unusual novels I’ve read in a while. Not so much for its premise, but its backstory. The book is Aug 9- Fog and the author Kathryn Scanlan, who found a beat-up, mildewed, crumbling diary at an estate sale, took it home with her and forgot about it for 15 years. Until the day she started thumbing ... Read More...
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Sara is at a low point when her favorite aunt dies. Her well-reviewed restaurant has closed, she’s bankrupt, and her husband is leaving her and wants custody of their daughter. It’s a mixed blessing when she’s given a letter left to her by the aunt containing a final request, a deed for a piece of land in Sicily, and a plane ticket there. This is the intriguing groundwork laid ... Read More...
My Murder by Katie Williams
When My Murder begins Louise is still getting used to her body, luxuriating in the smallest of its sensations. Every movement feels like a gift and in its way, it is. The real Louise, or the original woman, was one of five women slain by a serial killer and this Louise is a clone. The government has brought all five back to life and returned them to their grieving, ... Read More...
A Great Country
In every way but culture the Shahs consider themselves to be an embodiment of the American Dream. They’ve lived in California for over 20 years, their three children were all born here, and Ashok has gone from freelance work to owning his own company. In the latest example of their achievement, they’ve just purchased a beautiful new home in an Orange County gated community. ... Read More...
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