The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory follows Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife. Can she keep her head when he turns…
Book Reviews
Author Review: Emma Lathen
Author review: Emma Lathen. The books show different aspects of the workings of a major US Bank, while entertaining us with John Thatcher solving the…
Suddenly as a Shadow by Roy Lewis
Suddenly as a Shadow by Roy Lewis is a a crime novel which blends archaeological mysteries with a modern murder investigation.
The Port Fairy Murders by Robert Gott
The Port Fairy Murders by Robert Gott tells the story of a double murder where nothing is as it seems.
Author Review: Elmore Leonard
Author Review: Elmore Leonard is most famous for his crime novels and film adaptations of his books.
Author Review: Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was born on May 28, 1908 in London, England. He worked in financial services before writing the 1953 novel Casino Royale, which featured…
Author Review: Joan Fleming
Joan Margaret Fleming was a British writer of crime and thriller novels.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr has won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature this yearand describes two stories set in the WWII…
Author Review: Douglas Clark
Author Review: Douglas Clark. No longer in print, but still worth reading. Check them out in the SMSA Library
The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates
The Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates describes the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives.
Bad Seed by Alan Carter
Bad Seed by Alan Carter tells of Cato Kwong forced to recall a personal history that makes his investigation doubly painful when Francis Tan and…
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke chronicles the profound friendship between two intense men and the life events that weld them as family.