New Book Releases: February 15 – February 21, 2023

Six new releases this week! Three of them are reprints from Christina Koning’s The Blind Detective series set in London during the 1920’s. The Blind Detective by Christina Koning (Blind Detective, 1) First published as Line of Sight under A. C. Koning. London, 1927. Frederick Rowlands, an injured war veteran, works as a switchboard operator in the City. After being blinded by shrapnel in the … Continue reading New Book Releases: February 15 – February 21, 2023

Book Review: Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear (2006)

Messenger of Truth is the fourth book in the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. The book was first published in 2006 and is set in 1931, during the interwar period in England. The novel opens with Maisie Dobbs, a private investigator and psychologist, being approached by a wealthy aristocrat who wants her to investigate the death of his artist son, Nicholas Bassington-Hope. Nicholas was … Continue reading Book Review: Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear (2006)

Book Review: Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (2020)

Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert is a locked room mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end. The story follows the protagonist, Shana Merchant, a former FBI agent turned private investigator who is called to investigate a murder at a remote island estate. The victim is found dead in a room that was locked from the inside, and all the suspects … Continue reading Book Review: Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (2020)