Every summer reading list needs a cozy mystery. This one is nestled in the community of Aix-en-Provence. Magistrate Verlaque oversees Commissioner Paulik’s investigation of a possible wine theft. A local vineyard is stunned to discover a number of irreplaceable bottles from its cellar. Soon local law enforcement will wish the only crime they had to…
GIVEAWAY: THE BOOKMAN’S TALE by Charlie Lovett
Hello Dear Readers! I have a great giveaway for you. Just leave a comment and be entered to win this new book. I just started reading it myself and am enjoying it quite at bit. Description: Hay-on-Wye, 1995. Peter Byerly isn’t sure what drew him into this particular bookshop. Nine months earlier, the death…
REVIEW: THE HONEY THIEF
By Nasaf Mazari & Robert Hillman Hazarajat, a central area of Afghanistan, has remained rural for centuries. Though modernity has seeped through the cracks of this archaic land, traditions have remained. One of those customs is storytelling. The authors bring their type of storytelling heritage to a Western audience. In the city where I live…
REVIEW: THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS by Kristopher Jansma
This is the The Talented Mr. Ripley for the newest generation. It’s a twisting tale of identity and the search for true companionship. Each chapter marks another episode in the young protagonist’s life. The book opens with an “Author’s Note”, but this is only the first of many kindly deceptions. It’s not from the author…
REVIEW: YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE by Stefan Kiesbye
This book nearly defies description, but here goes. The novel is a spider web of small tales, each with an allegorical twist. Somewhere vaguely Germanic, or possibly in eastern European, is the small town of Hemmersmoor. These people live a simple, happy life. There are still stores on the main street – bakeries, hardware stores…