In this humorous spoof of the cozy English murder mystery, Lady Eleanor Swift is off to Egypt where she’ll come upon a murder, of course. This is, after all, the 19th book in the series, so clearly this young woman cannot stay away from suspicious corpses. This is a good one for extremely light fun, which is kind of what some of us need these days. Enjoy my review.
Here’s my review of The Bewitching, a spellbinding gothic horror and winner of an Editors’ Choice award when my review appeared in HNR. Have fun with my review and a thought-provoking novel.
Here’s my review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, by one of my favorite fantasy authors V.E. Schwab. I concluded this review thus, “the literary virtuosity glues the reader exquisitely to each page.” Enjoy!
There’s an allure to the idea that we can lay our hands on proof that a Trojan War was real–and all that we associate with that. But there’s danger in that yearning. Where should the boundaries of history, archaeology, and myth lie?
Creating a book festival from scratch is hard work. Was it worth all the hours? Was it a success? Would I do it again? I hope you enjoy my post about the Sacramento Book Festival
Here’s my review of Guy Gavriel Kay’s latest historical fantasy, Written on the Dark. Kay is one of my favorite authors and this one, set in an alternate medieval France, is a treasure.
Nancy Bilyeau, a long time writer friend whose historical thrillers are first-rate, has just put out her third novel featuring artist and spy Genevieve Planche. I hope you enjoy reading about Walpole’s faux Gothic castle that provided the inspired start of this engaging read–and the start of gothic novels.
It seems amazing that archaeologists can find new tombs in Egypt, but this time it’s even more intriguing because this is the tomb of someone from the “lost” dynasty. Have a fun look.
Who drank wine at Troy? Was it an elite beverage or the common person’s every day drink? You’d think we couldn’t answer that definitively. And yet… If this sounds intriguing, read on.
Cover Reveal! My friend Nancy Bilyeau has a new historical thriller coming out this spring called THE VERSAILLES FORMULA. She’s written another delicious historical thriller. Have a fun peek at her cover and premise.
