Harris, the author of Chocolat, writes a story about an old prestigious boys’ school in England. It is filled with quirky headmasters and a couple of really evil boys who wreak havoc on the lives of the inhabitants of the school. It is filled with deliciously twisted plots that will leave you guessing to the end! Harris does it again!

Marianne is the wife of a German Nazi resister during WW2. She is a wealthy, highly educated German whose circle recognizes the danger that Hitler poses to the world. The men decide that Hitler must die and enter into a plot to assassinate him. Meanwhile, Marianne opens her home (an old German castle) to three of the resisters’ wives. What unfolds is a fascinating tale of three strong women and the very different paths they have chosen as they end up in the castle. I loved that the story tells of how murky the waters of our choices are and that we cannot know anyone fully.

Iris and Will and desperately in love – well Iris is and she thinks that Will is but then something happens. Will disappears and Iris discovers that his disappearance is preceded by a series of lies so tangled that she no longer recognizes the man she married. It is a suspensful, fun summer read!

A fast paced read with enough suspense to keep you going to the end. It is the story of Noa and Astrid and how their lives collided during WW2. I liked that the historical setting was a new one for me – the circus! Noa and Astrid struggle to overcome their pasts as they forge a very deep friendship that endures despite the tragic events along the way.

Eleanor is a woman who is tightly bound to her routine. She is alone and is just fine with that – or is she? She is a delightful, quirky, extremely funny character who is trying to overcome a terrible event in her childhood. We learn in little bits what happened and how Eleanor fights to regain her “self”. I loved this book!

A lovely story about Karen Neulander who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and is trying to ensure that her six year old son, Jacob, will have people in place to love him after she’s gone. Her sister is her rock and helps her come to terms with how to allow her son’s father into his life after he deserted Karen upon learning of her pregnacy. What I liked about the book is that there are no villains – just ordinary people struggling with what it means to really love.

A great who-dunnit for the summer. Retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn is back in her hometown to 1) visit her ailing father and 2) help exonorate a man on death row. She’s not thrilled with being back in Florida facing her difficult family or getting involved in another case but here she goes! It is a fast paced thriller with some unexpected twists that keep you turning the pages. Good dialogue and nicely paced. It’s a winner!

Rose and her mother, Fiona, run a small rep cinema barely making ends meet. Rose is haunted by the ghost of her dead sister Ava – feeling responsible for her death. She begins to have out of body experiences inhabiting the body of another woman every time it thunders and rains. I know it sounds strange (well it is strange) but the story is fast paced and wonderfully written with endearing, funny characters that keep you guessing to the end.

A very suspensful novel filled with very dysfunctional people. It is funny, wise and scary but somehow very believable. You will love the Roanoke Girls!

A funny, intelligent book about Sarah Lundy who writes a blog under an assumed name – Mitzi Bytes. Sarah began the blog when her life was falling apart and it helped her piece herself together again. The problem is she is now a happily married mother whose husband, friends, family do not know that she is Mitzi – a rather caustic writer who says what she really thinks about all the people she knows (never naming them). She is found out by an anonymous person who threatens to “out” her to her family and friends. Terrific read.