The Last Affair by Margot Hunt opens with a murder but quickly shifts gears to six months prior, as the novel starts its process of parsing through the series of events that ultimately led to the grisly killing. Really, the murder takes a backseat to the interesting intersections between the victim and possible suspects the…
Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel by Emily Brightwell is the 38th Victorian Mystery, where a wealthy widow is murdered and Mrs. Jeffries investigates what happens when money can’t buy your life. Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel by Emily Brightwell is a cozy mystery perfect for Christmas. There’s something about…
Bloomland opens during finals week at a fictional southern university, when a student walks into the library with his roommate’s semi-automatic rifle and opens fire. When he stops shooting, twelve people are dead. During our historical moment of political, social, and environmental instability, Bloomland by John Englehardt is a book covering topics tough to face…
