From the front flap: The Dupayne, a small private museum on the edge of London's Hampstead Heath devoted to the interwar years 1919-39, is in turmoil. The trustees—the three children of the museum founder, old Max Dupayne—are bitterly at odds over whether it should be closed. Then one of them is brutally murdered, and what seemed to be no more than a family dispute erupts … [Read more...] about The Murder Room by P. D. James: B+
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Commodore Hornblower by C. S. Forester: A-
From the back cover: The incomparable Horatio Hornblower has been designated commodore of his own squadron of ships, led by the two-decker Nonsuch and bound for the Baltic. It is 1812, and Hornblower has been ordered to do anything and everything possible, diplomatically and militarily, to protect the Baltic trade and to stop the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and … [Read more...] about Commodore Hornblower by C. S. Forester: A-
Death in Holy Orders by P. D. James: A
From the back cover: On the East Anglican seacoast a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. Then, the body of a student is found buried in the sand, and the boy's influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Adam Dalgliesh, the son of a parson, once spent happy summers at the school. A detective … [Read more...] about Death in Holy Orders by P. D. James: A
A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson: B
From the back cover: For nearly a decade Garak has longed for just one thing—to go home. Exiled on a space station, surrounded by aliens who loathe and distrust him, going back to Cardassia has been Garak's one dream. Now, finally, he is home. But home is a world whose landscape is filled with death and destruction. Desperation and dust are constant companions and luxury is … [Read more...] about A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson: B
Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot: B+
From the inside flap: Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmere has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing—Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable … [Read more...] about Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot: B+