Stockholm – the Venice of Sweden – filled with deliciously devious characters trying to save or overthrow the monarchy in the md-1700’s. Emil Larsson is trying to realize his Octavo – eight cards that spell out his fate – in the midst of this cast. Loved it!

Second Father Christmas mystery (follows Twelve Drummers Drumming – any guesses what no. 3 mystery title will be?) – anyway I do love Father Tom Christmas – light, airy, good characters and plot that moves along – combines quirky small town English characters and a murder mystery that doesn’t have an obvious solution and isn’t […]

WWII Berlin – Sigrid, an average German woman going about her business, gets caught up in the resistance movement – slowly but ever so surely can she no longer close her eyes to what is going on around her. Characters are rich, setting is great, suspensful, believable, dark but not depressing and loved the ending […]

Renaissance Rome where Machiavelli, DaVinci and Casare Borgia meet Damiata a cultured Roman courtesan who must resolve the murder of Pope Alexander VI’s favourite son or lose her own. Excellent portrait of these infamous characters – historical fiction at its best with twists and unexpected turns. Loved it!

Katie Kontent is witty, practical and gets more than she bargains for as she journeys from a secretarial pool to the upper echelons of 1938 New York society. George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour…” hover in the background of the novel … (my favourite rule? “While in the presence of others sing not […]