Category: book review

Blackout by Alex Segura

  Blackout by Alex Segura Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Polis Books (May 8, 2018) From the Publisher: Acclaimed novelist Alex Segura returns with Blackout, his fourth Pete Fernandez Mystery – which drags the embattled PI back to Miami for his deadliest case yet. In Blackout, startling new evidence in a cold case that’s haunted Pete…

Dynasty: A True Story by Christina Oxenberg

Dynasty: A True Story by Christina Oxenberg Quartet Books Limited, London February 2, 2018 219 Pages From the Publisher: Part memoir, part royal history – this is the intimate and enchanting true story of Christina Oxenberg’s discovery of her remarkable and illustrious Serbian heritage. In 2014 Christina Oxenberg visited Serbia for the first time on…

Louisiana Catch by Sweta Srivastava Vikram

Louisiana Catch by Sweta Srivastava Vikram Modern History Press Ann Arbor, MI April 10, 2018 251 pages From the publisher: Ahana, a wealthy thirty-three-year-old New Delhi woman, flees the pain of her mother’s death, and her dark past, by accepting a huge project in New Orleans, where she’ll coördinate an annual conference to raise awareness…

Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura

Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura Published: April 11, 2017 Polis Books Hardcover Pages: 320 From the Publisher: Pete Fernandez has settled into an easy, if somewhat boring life as a P.I.. He takes pictures of cheating husbands. He tracks criminals who’ve skipped bail and he attends weekly AA meetings The days of chasing murderous killers…

The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick

The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick William Morrow April 7, 2017 400 Pages From the publisher: “Captivating […] Herrick weaves a rich tapestry of family lore, dark secrets, and love.” —Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader and The Fifth Petal Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Sarah Jio, comes a lush imaginative novel…