By Karen Robards Review by Josephine Berglund From the Cover: This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything. September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she’s been summoned from Copenhagen toContinue reading “Some Murders in Berlin”
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Girl in the Blue Coat
Girl in the Blue Coat By Monica Hesse Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded.Continue reading “Girl in the Blue Coat”
New Historical Fiction for 2025
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter An unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going. The PretenderContinue reading “New Historical Fiction for 2025”
The Black Swan of Paris – A Review
The Black Swan of Paris – a Review By Karen Robards Cover: Paris 1944 Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smoke screen. An unwilling darling to the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford,Continue reading “The Black Swan of Paris – A Review”
NY Times Best 2024
How many have you read? FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail is urged by the commanding general, who also is her mother, to become a candidate for the elite dragon riders. THE HOUSEMAID by Freida McFadden Troubles surface when a woman looking to make a fresh start takes a job in the home ofContinue reading “NY Times Best 2024”
2024 Best Reads
From Here to The Great Unknown By Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. An Oprah’s Book Club pick! AllContinue reading “2024 Best Reads”