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Suzanne Rindell

Book Review: The Two Mrs. Carlyles by Suzanne Rindell

By Angie Barry

July 29, 2020

The Two Mrs. Carlyles by Suzanne Rindell is a suspenseful and page-turning descent into obsession, love, and murder in the wake of San Francisco’s most deadly earthquake. Violet is a woman with many secrets. After St. Hilda’s Home for Girls burned to the ground, she was left to make her way in turn-of-the-century San Francisco…

The Two Mrs. Carlyles by Suzanne Rindell: Featured Excerpt

By Suzanne Rindell

July 22, 2020

Chapter 1 Before the great earthquake of 1906, I was not haunted, but it would be inaccurate to say my mind was entirely at peace. From the time I was a small child, I’d suffered from what the sisters called “spells”—strange, trancelike episodes of which I have no memory. I’d be found, say, with a…

Painting by artist Carole Bremaud

Historical Crime Fiction: Writing the Lives of the Erased

By Lyndsay Faye

August 30, 2014

You only live once. Right? Chances are, unless you believe in reincarnation and are also peculiarly in touch with your past lives on this harsh and often beautiful planet, then your experience will be confined to one existence (never discounting the kindly tips you’ll pick up from friends and strangers). Perhaps you are a 32-year…

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