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Category Archives: mystery
Book Review: The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer’s The Fifth Assassin is the the second book in the Culper Ring Trilogy. The Culper Ring was introduced in the trilogy’s first book, The Inner Circle, which I reviewed in September 2011. The Culper Ring started during the … Continue reading
Book Review: Seven Dials by Anne Perry
Anne Perry’s Victorian mysteries are always a big hit and her Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series is probably her most popular and endearing. Seven Dials is, after all, her twenty-third book featuring the Victorian couple and their large cast of … Continue reading
“Island Girl” Without The Tan: A Book Journey
I’ve never been asked what books I would take with me to a desert island. But earlier this year, I landed on an “island” with four walls and a remote control, becoming housebound for several months while recovering from auto … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, fiction, mystery, non-fiction
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Book Review: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Don’t be seen. Don’t be heard. You don’t exist. Imagine a world in which these are your commands. For Luke, this is reality. The population is being controlled, limiting the number of children allowed in one family, by the government in … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, children, fiction, mystery, young adult
Tagged book recommendations, distopia, fiction, government interference, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow Children
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Book Review: High Country by Nevada Barr
Nevada Barr does it again. And again. And again! Anyone who’s ever read a Nevada Barr book will tell you that National Park Ranger Anna Pigeon is one of the best sleuths to grace a mystery book. She’s a law … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahwahnee, AIDS, Anna Pigeon, marijuana, National Park Service, Ranger, Yosemite
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