REVIEW: THE CRADLE IN THE GRAVE by Sophie Hannah
Hannah’s tireless cops are on the case again in her newest procedural novel. Strangely enough, its publication rather coincides with the real life of Casey Anthony. Never one to shy away from difficult subject matter, Hannah, through her characters, explores the emotional and societal impacts of such an unthinkable crime. The main action surrounds the…
REVIEW: GLORIOUS 39 (2011)
Glorious indeed. This is a wholly original, impeccable new film from writer/director Stephen Poliakoff. A stunning cast illuminates a finite moment in English history — the summer of 1939, on the eve of the unthinkable. The story centers on the Keyes family, and is told from the point of view of the eldest daughter,…
REVIEW: DEATH AT THE CHATEAU BREMONT by M.L. Longworth
Any lover of wine, cigars, and old world charm — as well as a good yarn — should read this mystery. It poses no genre-defying questions, and it really doesn’t really hold any gasp-enducing surprises. But that’s ok, because it is the perfect hammock read for the summer. Antione Verlaque is a slightly cranky, somewhat…
REVIEW: THE TRUTH-TELLER’S LIE by Sophie Hannah
This gripping mystery from the UK is not for the faint of heart. Naomi, the main protagonist, has endured the most unspeakable of personal horrors yet found a way to carry on. So unspeakable that three years later her closest friends are still unaware of it. That is until she becomes obsessed with finding her…