Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean The year is 1805. Dido Kent, unmarried aunt, is summoned to Bellfield Hall by her niece, Catherine, to look into the disappearance of Catherine’s wealthy betrothed, Richard Montague. Soon after her arrival, a woman turns up dead in the shrubbery. Dido makes inquiries into both matters while getting to know the residents and her fellow … [Read more...] about Random Reads 2/17/23
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games Though I was, of course, aware of the fervor surrounding this series, I’d never read it until now, nor have I seen the movies. (I do own some nail polish inspired by it, though!) Still, I managed to absorb a few facts through cultural osmosis. 1) The heroine is named Katniss. 2) There is also a boy called Peeta. 3) There is an MC lady with pink … [Read more...] about The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Two by Caroline B. Cooney
The Face on the Milk Carton The Face on the Milk Carton was first published in 1990, but though I actually was a young adult at the time, I was unaware of its existence. The basic plot is that lactose-intolerant Janie Johnson rebels one day at lunch and has some milk, only to see her own face on the carton alongside the name “Jennie Spring” and a 1-800 number for missing … [Read more...] about Two by Caroline B. Cooney
The Thursday Murder Club, Books 1-2 by Richard Osman
Can I resist a mystery series about a quartet of septuagenarians at a peaceful retirement village solving crimes? No, I cannot. The Thursday Murder Club Coopers Chase is a posh retirement community nestled amidst the rolling hills of Kent. It's a bustling place with many activities for the residents to engage in, including the Thursday Murder Club, established by two ladies … [Read more...] about The Thursday Murder Club, Books 1-2 by Richard Osman
Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, Books 9-12 by Deborah Crombie
Now May You Weep Gemma is invited by her friend and former landlord Hazel Cavendish to a “cookery weekend” in the Scottish Highlands at a bed and breakfast managed by one of Hazel’s old school friends and her husband. Little does Gemma know, however, that the whole event has been arranged to bring Hazel back to the area where she grew up so that she might reconnect and explore … [Read more...] about Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, Books 9-12 by Deborah Crombie