Monthly Archives: May 2019

Metropolis is the closing chapter in the Bernie Gunther thriller series by the late Philip Kerr, who passed away last year.  Just before his death, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He won several Shamus … Continue reading →

    In “Women Talking” by Miriam Toews, eight Mennonite women gather in a hay loft for a secret meeting.  They are just a few of the women who have been visited and violated in the past two years by … Continue reading →

 “The Yankee Widow” by Linda Lael Miller, our heroine farm  ends up in the middle of the Gettysburg battlefield. Things get interesting when a wounded Yank and a Johnny arrive at her door.  In ‘Resistance Women” by Jennifer Chiaverini, an … Continue reading →

It’s the first round of 2019  summer house and family reunion drama stories. In “Sunset Beach” by Mary Kay Andrews, a young woman inherits her grandparents’ storm-damaged beach bungalow.  It’s just that there are strings attached.  In “Blessing in Disguise” … Continue reading →

In “The 18th Abduction” by James Patterson (print and CD), an innocent night out after class for three teachers ends in kidnapping and murder.  The women’s murder club pitches in to catch  Patterson’s latest serial killer.  “Celtic Empire‘ by Clive … Continue reading →

“Madame Fourcade’s Secret War” tells the  little-known  story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France.   No other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence–including providing American and British military … Continue reading →

The Grateful Dead, Dan McNally contends, was “the greatest American band.” They mixed the many strands of American music  (folk, R&B, gospel, rock, jazz and experimental) into an improvisational  gumbo that was risky, but promised  transcendence in any given show. … Continue reading →

 In “Life will be the Death of Me”, comedian Chelsea Handler embarks on a self-improvement campaign, while ‘Save Me the Plums” continues Ruth Reichl’s ongoing food memoir.   In the fall of 2016, Handler decided some changes were in order.   She … Continue reading →

“Lost Roses” is a WWI drama about the fate of a White Russian family by Martha Hall Kelly, the author of Lilac Girls. In “Metropolis” Philip Kerr ends his Bernie Gunther series by going back to Gunther’s first weeks on … Continue reading →

     New downloads available for eBook readers and audio users at New Hampshire-Overdrive (scroll down to see the audios).