April's Books

The Knowledge: a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes

When cabbie Robbie Parsons’ picks up a fair outside a trendy night spot, he isn’t prepared to see an attractive couple gunned down in front of him—how could things get worse? The shooter hops in Robbie’s cab, and calmly asks him to drive around for a bit. When he drops off his fare at a train station, he calls upon a group of street urchins to follow the man until he can call the police. One of the street kids, a ten year old girl named Patty Haigh, follows the shooter to the airport and onto a plane to Kenya. Richard Jury, who has coincidently met the victims the night before, calls on his old friend Melrose Plant to go to Kenya to find out about the shooter. Plant, who shudders at the thought of “glamping” in a wildlife preserve, crosses paths with Patty, and discovers the identity of the man. The best parts of the book are the interactions between Melrose Plant and the crafty Patty, who never lets truth get in the way of a good scheme. An entertaining, fun read.

 


Girl Unknown by Karen Perry
The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George
Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Altered to Death by Christina Freeburn
Someone's Mad at the Hatter by by Sandra Breitling
The Knowledge by Martha Grimes

The Books of March

Bloody Lessons: a Victorian San Francisco mystery by M. Louisa Locke

Annie Fuller is a widow who runs a boarding house, and has a fiancé, Nate Dawson, a lawyer. Nate’s sister Laura, a teacher, is a boarder at Mrs. Fuller’s. While Annie and Nate are busy trying to discover the identity of a blackmailer, Laura has a mystery of her own. Her friend Hattie Wilks has died under suspicious circumstances, and she cannot believe that her friend committed suicide. With the help of a friend, a veteran who was a prisoner in the notorious Andersonville Prison, Laura discovers the truth behind her friend’s death. This is the third book in this wonderful historical series that features strong, in dependent women confronting social issues of the day.

 


A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
Green Lake by S. K. Epperson
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow by Stephanie O'Dea
Bloody Lessons by M. Louisa Locke
Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom
Treble at the Jam Fest by Leslie Budewitz
The Price of Vengeance by James R. Scarantino

Lori Rader-Day keynote speaker at Lakefly Writers Conference

Award winning author Lori Rader-Day spoke at the Lakefly Writers Conference in Oshkosh, Wisconsin yesterday. She told the audience that her first novel was written while she was working full-time, and devoted her lunch hour to her writing. Realistic goals are important, whether it is writing for a certain number of minutes per day, or a specific word count. Lori's first novel, "The
Black Hour," was winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel. "Little Pretty Things," her second book, won the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her third book, "The Day I Died" is a finalist for the Chicago Writers Association's Book of the Year. "Under a Dark Sky" is her forthcoming book, due out in July.