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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Review: Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson



Watching the Dark
by Peter Robinson
Publication Date: Feb 25, 2014 
(William Morrow)



When Detective Inspector Bill Quinn is found murdered in the tranquil grounds of the St Peter’s Police Treatment Centre, and compromising photographs are discovered in his room, DCI Banks is called in to investigate. Because of the possibility of police corruption, he is assigned an officer from Professional Standards, Inspector Joanna Passero, to work closely with him, and he soon finds himself and his methods under scrutiny. It emerges that Quinn’s murder may be linked to the disappearance of an English girl called Rachel Hewitt, in Tallinn, Estonia, six years earlier. The deeper Banks looks into the old case, the more he begins to feel that he has to solve the mystery of Rachel’s disappearance before he can solve Quinn’s murder, though Inspector Passero has a different agenda. When Banks and Passero travel to Tallinn to track down leads in the dark, cobbled alleys of the city’s Old Town, it soon become clear that that someone doesn’t want the past stirred up.

Meanwhile, DI Annie Cabbot, just back at work after a serious injury, is following up leads in Eastvale. Her investigations take her to the heart of a migrant labor scam involving a corrupt staffing agency and a loan shark who preys on the poorest members of society. As the action shifts back and forth between Tallinn and Eastvale, it soon becomes clear that crimes are linked in more ways than Banks imagined, and that solving them may put even more lives in jeopardy.



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My thoughts: This is book 20 in the Inspector Banks series, but it read very well as a stand alone.  It did refer to previous events, but if anything, it just made me want to go back and read the earlier books to find out what had really happened. 

You are given a lot of information in this book, and discover things in the same order as the police.  It seems to move slowly at times, but the whole book takes place in a little over a weeks time.  I enjoyed the way that the author brought together the pieces necessary for DCI Banks to solve his case. 

I liked the friendship between Banks and Annie and got the sense that there is a romantic history there and that it maybe isn't completely over.  Joanna Passero is also introduced in this book.  She is from Professional Standards (Internal Affairs) and Banks does not really want her around.  His brusque manner with her slowly evolves into a working relationship, but she keeps her personal life close to her vest. I have a feeling we will see more of her in the series. 

Now let me change tracks for minute.  For whatever reason, British mysteries take me what feels like forever to read.  I don't know whether it is the difference in terms/chain of command for police officers, whether it is the foreign locale - though many of the places in this book are fictional, they are based on foreign towns, or whether it is the different (interpret - not Americanized) names like Krystyna or Mikhel and Merike.  I was comparing the time it takes me to read a James Patterson or Harlan Coben thriller and think I figured out the BIG difference.  In this book and books like Charles Todd's Proof of Guilt, the crime has already been committed and you are seeing things from the police's point of view. In a Patterson thriller, the action is happening as you read and you often go back and forth between antagonist and the protagonist.  So now that I have worked through my own dilemma when it comes to reading these mysteries, let's get back to it.

~I received a complimentary copy of Watching the Dark from Harper Collins in exchange for my unbiased review.~

I did enjoy this book and want to take a minute to tell you about the next book coming out in this series NEXT WEEK - Children of the Revolution


New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson is back with the gritty, witty, and intricate mind of Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks in a complex case told in CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION (William Morrow; Hardcover;March 25, 2014; $25.99; ISBN: 9780062240507). With inexorable momentum, emotional literacy, and a serpentine knot of connections driving the caseRobinson lucidly illustrates his ongoing ability to intrigue readers, old and new.

When disgraced college lecturer Gavin Miller is discovered dead on an abandoned railway line near his home, Banks and his team are drafted to investigate what appears to be a drug-facilitated murder. But Miller is found with a staggering 5,000 pounds—a surprising facet given Miller lived as a poverty-stricken recluse since his dismissal at Eastvale College four years prior. As evidence unfolds, Banks begins to realize it’s not the present that will lead him to the answers he needs, but the dark seeds of the past.

The detective and his team start to track back through Miller’s life, finding a long line of suspects at Eastvale, as well as his Alma mater—a hotbed of militant protest and bitter politics during his stay. Banks is convinced that the skeletons of the past will break this case open, but once a high-profile suspect becomes involved, his superiors warn him to back off.

Now risking his career by conducting the investigation surreptitiously, he uncovers family secrets that lead to a dramatic collision. After the layers of deceit are stripped away, the breakthroughs are not the ones Banks expected and the case moves into high gear with an unexpected end.

In this novel, Robinson brings a fascinating backstory to the fore and the reality of the 1970’s to life. CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION is a top-notch thriller that further confirms Banks’s place as one of the most intriguing characters in detective fiction.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Book Review: The House Girl by Tara Conklin

Title: The House Girl
Author: Tara Conklin
Publisher: William Morrow

About the Book: Virginia, 1852. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Bell decides to run from the failing tobacco farm where she is a slave and nurse to her ailing mistress, the aspiring artist Lu Anne Bell. New York City, 2004. Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year associate in an elite law firm, is given a difficult, highly sensitive assignment that could make her career: she must find the “perfect plaintiff” to lead a historic class-action lawsuit worth trillions of dollars in reparations for descendants of American slaves.

It is through her father, the renowned artist Oscar Sparrow, that Lina discovers Josephine Bell and a controversy roiling the art world: are the iconic paintings long ascribed to Lu Anne Bell really the work of her house slave, Josephine? A descendant of Josephine’s would be the perfect face for the reparations lawsuit—if Lina can find one. While following the runaway girl’s faint trail through old letters and plantation records, Lina finds herself questioning her own family history and the secrets that her father has never revealed: How did Lina’s mother die? And why will he never speak about her?

Moving between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York, this searing, suspenseful and heartbreaking tale of art and history, love and secrets, explores what it means to repair a wrong and asks whether truth is sometimes more important than justice.


My Thoughts: Where to start. . .   I did enjoy this novel very much - especially the sections that pertained to Josephine.  I really liked her character and was moved by her story.  She was a slave, but had been chosen as a house girl for LuAnne Bell.  Her life was seemingly full of contradictions.  Even though she was a slave, she lived a different life as a house girl, even getting to paint and express herself.  Though the credit for her much of her work was given to LuAnne, I am not sure she was looking for credit for her work - she was looking for a new life.

Lina, on the other hand, seemed, if not content with her life, at least in a place that she wasn't ready to "stir the pot".  She still lived with her father, and yet was an associate in a big law firm.  Her mother had been killed when she was just a little girl, and I think this was part of the reason that she still lived with her father.  It was in that house that she could remember what little she did about her mother.  There was a mystery surrounding her death because her father never really wanted to talk about it with her - so being so young when she died - she didn't really know what happened.

As she starts to research Josephine's life and to see her struggles, a series of events in her own life seem to awaken her need for a change as well. I think it was learning about Josephine, and how she never gave up to be free makes her realize she has just been drifting along in her own life - waiting for something to happen rather than going out and finding it.  She starts to see the people in her father's (and mother's previous) life in a new light.  Questioning what she thought to be the truth, forces a confrontation with her father that was far too long in happening.  

Filled with interesting characters, to me, this book explores how relationships with family and others, have an influence on our lives and the choices that we make. Would Josephine have done the same things had she not been a house girl?  Would her life have been different is she would not have been close to Lu Anne Bell?  And Lina,  if her father would have shared things about her mother when she was younger, how would that have influenced Lina's choices in life, and would her father have been able to let things go earlier than he did?  I think this book would be a great choice for a book club read as there are so many things you could discuss and explore.  

~I received a complimentary ecopy of this book from William Morrow through Edelweiss in exchange for my unbiased review.~

The House Girl
Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, Feb 2013
ISBN: 978-0062207395
384 pages

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Review: Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd (w/ giveaway)


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An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

An unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar and Ian Rutledge is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While signs point to murder, vital questions remain. Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he killed?

One small clue leads the Inspector to a firm built by two families, famous for producing and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of the English enterprise is missing. But is he the dead man? And do either his fiancĂ©e or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance—or possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew Traynor, French’s cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow involved?

The experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. But that perseverance will pit him against his supervisor, the new Acting Chief Superintendent. When Rutledge discovers a link to an incident in the family’s past, the superintendent dismisses it, claiming the information isn't vital. He’s determined to place blame on one of French’s women despite Rutledge's objections. Alone in a no man's land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its course.


My thoughts: Don't let the fact that this is the 15th Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery scare you off from jumping in.  This was the first one that I have read and it read very well as a stand alone.

Set at the end of WWI in England, the country is still shadowed somewhat by the memory of the war, and it still plagues Inspector Rutledge as well.  He was forced to kill a man, Hamish, under his command, for failure to follow orders.  Minutes later, Hamish's body is what saves him from an explosion.  He now hears Hamish in his head, giving advice, giving opinions, giving warnings.  Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn't.  He also suffers from claustrophobia as a result of the war and struggles to keep it hidden from his peers.

Rutledge is a likable character though.  He is fair and exhausts all avenues before drawing his conclusions.  He is working for a new Superintendent though, and nobody knows much about the man.  He seems to be pushing for a quicker close to this case than Rutledge would like.  As Rutledge likes to follow the rules (or at least give that appearance), he does what Markham wants him to, while also pursuing his own agenda.

There is much going on in this novel and if you are not paying attention you are sure to miss a clue, or two, or five!  There are unidentified bodies, missing businessmen, and enough suspicious characters to keep you guessing to the end.  I think I might like to go back to the beginning of this series and see how it all started!

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About the author:  Charles Todd is the author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, two stand-alone novels.  A mother and son writing team, they live in Delaware and North Carolina, respectively.



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Proof of Guilt
Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, Feb 2013
ISBN: 978-0-06-201568-6
352 pages
Genre: Mystery

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

On Sale Today: The Blood Gospel by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell



The Blood Gospel
by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, Jan 8, 2013

THE BLOOD GOSPEL (Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, on sale 1/8/2013, ISBN: 9780061991042, $27.99) is the most innovative treatment of vampires since Anne Rice’s seminal novel, Interview with the Vampire. In his first-ever collaboration, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins combines his skill for cutting-edge science and historical mystery with award-winning novelist Rebecca Cantrell's talent for haunting suspense and sensual atmosphere in a gothic tale about an ancient order and the hunt for a miraculous book known only as . . . THE BLOOD GOSPEL.


THE BLOOD GOSPEL is a bold gothic story about an ancient cryptic order and the hunt for a miraculous and forbidden book— a book rumored to have been written by Christ’s own hand, in His own blood, a tome that is said to hold the secrets to Christ’s divinity and miracles.


Rollins explains, “Vampires have been around for ages, and the mythology is often tweaked to match the times. After viewing Rembrandt’s painting of “The Raising of Lazarus” in a museum in Los Angeles, it struck me strange how scared everyone looked, and this started me down a road of reflection about early Catholicism, vampirism, and a story began to unfold, a story that examines the line between faith and science. I knew this could be a huge, ground-breaking new mythology, a story so epic in scope that I knew I didn’t want to tackle this alone.”

Cantrell adds, “The church has a long and well-known history of revering blood, from the mythology of Christ’s blood being created during mass, through using the blood-drenched marble of the Coliseum to face the columns surrounding St. Peter’s Square to building the holiest church in Rome on ground soaked with the blood of Christian martyrs. But what if that blood draws its power and strength from a group equally mingled with blood—vampires, hidden within the power structure of the Church, shaping its destiny from its founding?”


An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mountain. A trio of investigators-Sergeant Jordan Stone, a military forensic expert; Father Rhun Korza, a Vatican priest; and Dr. Erin Granger, a brilliant but disillusioned archaeologist-are sent to explore the macabre discovery, a subterranean temple holding the crucified body of a mummified girl. 

But a brutal attack at the site sets the three on the run, thrusting them into a race to recover what was once preserved in the tomb's sarcophagus: THE BLOOD GOSPEL. The enemy who hounds them is like no other, a force of ancient evil directed by a leader of impossible ambitions and incalculable cunning. 

From crumbling tombs to splendorous churches, Erin and her two companions must confront a past that traces back thousands of years, to a time when ungodly beasts hunted the dark spaces of the world, to a moment in history when Christ made a miraculous offer, a pact of salvation for those who were damned for eternity. Hidden within the Vatican is a secret sect, one whispered as rumor but whose very existence was painted for all to see by Rembrandt himself, a shadowy order known simply as the Sanguines.


In the end, be warned: some books should never be found, never opened-until now.





“Irresistible…The Da Vinci Code meets vampires.”—Booklist

“Pure genius.”—Suspense magazine

“Fans of the authors will not be disappointed, and those who lapped up The Da Vinci Code will be clamoring for more in this series.”—Library Journal, starred review

“Good escapist reading in the Dan Brown vein. And these writers can write.”—Kirkus Review

“Fast-paced action, an intriguing plot and compelling characters make this novel tough to put down. In their collaborative efforts Rollins and Cantrell have created a novel that brings out the best in their individual storytelling talents. Their story seamlessly blends modem-day technology with historical intrigue and other worldly phenomena. The highly original plot combines gripping world-could-end drama with characters who are complex, fascinating and personable.”—Romantic Times Book Review

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Thirteen by Susie Moloney (Book Review)

Title: The Thirteen: A Novel
Author: Susie Moloney
Publisher: William Morrow


About the Book: Haven Woods is suburban heaven, a great place to raise a family. It's close to the city, quiet, with great schools and its own hospital right up the road. Property values are climbing, and the crime rate is practically nonexistent.

Paula Wittmore hasn't been back to Haven Woods since she left as a disgraced teenager. Now she's returning to care for her suddenly ailing mother, and she's bringing her daughter and a pile of emotional baggage. She's also bringing, unknowingly, the last chance for her mother's closest frenemies . . . twelve women bound together by a powerful secret that requires the sacrifice of a thirteenth.

My thoughts: This was definitely a creepy read.  I finished it late at night and didn't really want to let the dog out one more time before I went to bed!  Haven Woods is home to The Thirteen - Thirteen women that have changed over time, adding members when necessary to keep the number current, each sacrificing something along the way.  These women are drawn in, the younger ones because of selfish desires, their priorities not quite what they should be - the older ones who were searching for a better life for their families.  

Now, Chick, one of the older thirteen, has just buried her husband and goes to bed with Valium and a Zippo lighter.  Soon after, Audra, her best friend and also a widow, gets struck with an unknown affliction and is hospitalized.  Izzy, one of the original thirteen, gets Paula, Audra's daughter, to return to Haven Woods with her daughter Rowan.  You see, Izzy needs Paula and her daughter.  The Thirteen are starting to fall apart and they need Paula . . . and Rowan.

Now, I liked Paula, even though she was a little clueless.  I understand that she had a lot on her mind - no job, no place to live, daughter getting suspended - and then having to return to a place where she had no desire to be to take care of her sick mom -- but she closed her eyes to some obvious things that weren't right, even in suburbia.  I really like Rowan.  She was wise enough to be suspicious of things that didn't feel right, and yet innocent enough to accept the paranormal when she learned about them. 

It has been awhile since I have read a "witch" book and I found this one fun and a little creepy - without all the seriousness that some of the witch books bring with them.

~I received a complimentary ecopy of this book from William Morrow in exchange for my review.~

The Thirteen: A Novel
Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, Mar 27, 2012
ISBN: 978-0062117663
336 pages

Sunday, March 4, 2012

What Happened to Hannah by Mary Kay McComas (Book Review)

Title: What Happened to Hannah
Author: Mary Kay McComas
Publisher: William Morrow


About the BookAs a teenager, Hannah Benson ran away from home in order to save herself. Now, twenty years later, the past comes calling and delivers life-changing news: her mother and sister have passed away, leaving Hannah the guardian of her fifteen-year-old niece.
Returning home to bitter memories and devastating secrets, Hannah must overcome her painful past to pave a future with her niece, the last best chance at a family for both of them. She begins to create a new, happier life with her niece and rekindles a relationship with Grady Steadman, one of the few people she's ever called a friend.
But she can't forget what she cannot forgive, or lay to rest those ghosts that will not die. Will love and trust--and the truth--give her the strength to stand her ground and fight for what she deserves?
My thoughts:  It was twenty years before Hannah had a reason to return to her hometown, and she didn't think she would ever have a reason good enough to return to that place.  When Grady calls her to let her know that she is the guardian of her niece, Anna, she reluctantly agrees to go back.  Though she tells Grady that she doesn't think this will work out, beneath the surface, she is excited by the fact that she might actually have a chance to be a family.
She let everybody think that she had probably been killed twenty years before, including Grady, whom was the only boy she had ever trusted or loved.  He knew more about her that anyone else in town, but there was a side she had kept hidden even from him.  When she does the unthinkable, she leaves town, believing it is her only option.  
She was lucky enough to be taken in by a kind man who gave her a job and eventually taught her the business, a business that she now owns.  Grady has known for a few years that she was alive, and where she was, and had even considered calling her a few times.  Now he didn't have a choice and wishes that he could reconnect with her under better circumstances.  He still doesn't know what caused her to leave that night without even telling him goodbye. 
It didn't take long for Hannah to fall in love with Anna, and it surprised even her the depth that her feelings where able to go.  As she learns more about Anna, she also learns how her mom was able to survive after she left town, and that maybe Hannah's final act there is what gave her mom the ability to survive and change after she was gone.  She was finally able to begin to shed some of the fears and resentments that she had harbored for twenty years and with the shedding of the past, finally able to dream some new dreams.
I really liked Hannah - how she was so tough to the outside world, while she was really yearning for acceptance and love.  It didn't take much for her to open up and let someone else in. The author did a great job in revealing the story slowly.  As Hannah begins to clean out her childhood home, and it starts to see new light and life - so does Hannah.  It was a nice correlation between the physical and the mental "housecleaning" that needed to be done to allow Hannah to finally move on.
The back story here is one of child abuse, which can be disturbing at times.  I found it shameful that an entire community most likely knew what was going on and turned a blind eye so as to not have to deal with Hannah's family.  Makes me wonder how many children in my life might be suffering from a similar situation and what I would do if I knew.  I most highly recommend this book.

~I received a complimentary copy from William Morrow in exchange for my review.~

Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, Feb 2012
ISBN: 9780062084781
352 pages


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault (Book Review)

Title: In Search of the Rose Notes
Author: Emily Arsenault
Publisher:  William Morrow

About the Book: Eleven-year-olds Nora and Charlotte were best friends.  When their teenage babysitter, Rose, disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the girls decided to "investigate."  But their search -- aided by paranormal theories and techniques gleaned from old Time-Life books -- went nowhere.

Years later, Nora, now in her late twenties, is drawn back to her old neighborhood -- and to her estranged friend -- when Rose's remains are finally discovered.  Upset over their earlier failure to solve the possible murder, Charlotte is adamant that they join forces and try again.  But Nora was the last known person to see Rose alive, and she's not ready to revisit her troubled adolescence and the events surrounding the disappearance -- or face the disturbing secrets that are already beginning to reemerge.

My thoughts:  This one has been on my TBR list since the middle of last year.  I am glad that I finally got the chance to read it.  I loved all the references to the Time Life Books - Mysteries of the Unknown - (Yes, I am a geek and have part of this set myself in the basement) I loved those books, but I digress. 

The prologue gives you a glimpse into the life of Nora and Charlotte as eleven-year-olds.  Their babysitter, Rose, has disappeared and they are trying to figure out what they can do to uncover clues to find her.  The story then jumps to the present and is told in flashbacks. 

It has been about 16 years Since Nora and Charlotte were friends.  They had drifted apart after Rose disappeared and went in totally different directions in high school.  Nora has moved away and gotten married, and Charlotte is living in the same house she grew up in and is teaching English at her old high school.  She calls Nora out of the blue to tell her that some local kids have found some remains and think they are Rose's. 

Nora has avoided Waverly since graduation.  She had been labeled as the last one to see Rose alive and didn't like to relive those days.  Her high school years had been rough and she felt like she had been invisible there.  In spite of all this, Nora feels herself drawn back to Waverly to find out if Rose really had been found. 

Being in Waverly, especially in Charlotte's house, brings to the surface all sorts of memories and feelings that she had during and after the time that Rose disappeared.  Things she saw and heard as a pre-teen, which maybe did not make sense then, begin to gel in Nora's mind.  She starts to piece together some of the things that she heard and saw.  I liked how some differences that divided her classmates in the past no longer stood between them, but at the same time it was hard to erase those lingering impressions.  

In discovering the secrets of what happened to Rose, Nora discovers some other things that had been buried and begins to better understand herself along the way.



In Search of the Rose Notes
Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, July 2011
ISBN: 978-0-06-201232-6
369 pages


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More Than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay (Book Review)

Title: More Than Words Can Say
Author: Robert Barclay
Publisher: William Morrow

About the Book: Though she and her grandmother had always been close, Chelsea Enright never expected to inherit her Gran's cottage in the Adirondacks.  No one had been to the cottage since Gran mysteriously closed it decades ago.  A letter accompanying the will makes it clear that this is no simple bequest.  The cottage holds secrets that go back decades -- secrets that Chelsea must uncover before she can decide whether to keep the place or sell it.

But a short trip becomes an entire summer in which she gets to know the cottage's caretakers and the rest of her neighbors -- including local doctor Brandon Yale -- who make her realize that this cottage and her family's past are not so easily put behind her.  As the truth unfolds, the repercussions will be felt far and wide. . . if Chelsea lets them.

My thoughts: While this book had a somewhat predictable outcome, I enjoyed it nonetheless.  After inheriting the cottage, Chelsea receives instructions through her Gram's lawyer, that she must visit the cottage and retrieve and read something that her Gram hid under some floorboards there before she decides to sell it.  She honors these wishes because of her close relationship with her Gram, even though she considers herself a city girl.  She is not sure what she will do with herself at a lake cottage.

Soon after arriving she meets Brandon, her next door neighbor, and an attraction develops.  From this point the story actually becomes two parallel stories. Chelsea finds under the floorboards a journal that her Grandmother kept in 1942, soon after she was married and her husband was off preparing to go to war.  As she begins to read the journal and discovers that her grandmother was a more complex woman than she ever knew, she is soon immersed in the summer of 1942.  Inherintly knowing that what her grandmother has to say will probably change her life, she invites Brandon to read the journal with her. 

As she learns of her grandmother's attraction to her lake neighbor in 1942, Chelsea and Brandon's relationship also deepens.  I particularly liked the way that the story went back and forth between 1942 and the present.  Her grandmother's name was Brooke and the neighbor's name was Greg - and even though those names aren't anything like Chelsea and Brandon, I would sometimes get confused as to who was the grandmother and granddaughter.  I think it is because I don't picture "Brooke" as living in the 1940's! Once I was able to keep the characters clear in my mind (definitely my issue - not the author's)  the story moved along very quickly. 

This was my first time reading Robert Barclay, even though he has a previous book, If Wishes Were Horses.  I will be adding him to the list of authors that I enjoy reading and his previous book has already been added to my huge TBR list!

~I received a copy of this book from William Morrow in exchange for my unbiased review.~


Publisher/Publication Date: William Morrow, January 2012
ISBN: 978-0-06-204119-7
400 pages


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