Jackson Brodie is back on the scene. He’s in a little town tracking unfaithful husbands and dealing with his recalcitrant teenage son and aging dog. But there is much more happening in this town than even he realizes. Brodie continues to be a wise, witty, pessimistic character. The book moves along quickly and the story […]

Amy Whey loves her simple life. Caring for her step-daughter, beloved husband and brand new daughter, Charlotte. When Angelica Roux comes to town it becomes clear that she is not who she seems. It becomes even clearer to Amy that her well guarded secrets are in the hands of Roux and, if revealed, threaten her […]

The synopsis on the Ottawa Public Library put it far better than i can – but read this book – it’s beautiful!!! Shahryar, a recent Ph.D. graduate and father of nine-year-old Anna, must leave the U.S. when his visa expires. As father and daughter spend their last remaining weeks together, Shahryar tells Anna the history […]

A wealthy woman is found dead six hours after planning her own funeral. A private detective hires a novelist (I wonder who?) to write the story of how he solves the crime. This is another story within a story by Horowitz – it’s funny and clever as was The Magpie Murders.

This series takes place in a remote town where ex-detective Thumps DreadfulWater has found refuge after a terrible enduring a tragedy. Amid a cast of eccentric, lovable characters Thumps is attempting to rebuild his life as a photographer. Of course, fate keeps intervening by laying bodies at the town’s doorstep forcing Thumps back into the […]