Reviews

Any book that is a hit with our mystery book group is worthy of note, and nearly everyone gave this one a “thumbs up.” Wyatt Hunt became a San Francisco private investigator after several years in the military police and then working in Child Protective Services.

This second in the Bess Crawford mystery series, finds the World War I nurse once again embroiled in solving a murder. She has returned to England from the trenches with a convoy of severely wounded men. One of her patients is a burned pilot who insists on having his wife’s picture pinned to his tunic at all times.

The Luxe, by Anna Godbersen, reminds me a little of a Jane Austen novel in that the rules of society can be imprsioning and can cause much tragedy and heartache. The story takes place in Manhattan at the very end of 1899. It is the story of the elite, the upper class, the wealthy.

Elixir by Hilary Duff yes, Hilary Duff aka Lizzie Maguire.  Don't let that put you off this intriguing paranormal young adult mystery.  Clea is the daughter of a well-known scientist and a politician and has been in the spotlight her whole life.  An interest in photography has turned into a career for her and allows her to travel all over the world. 

In early summer, 1917, Bess Crawford returns from the trenches in France with badly wounded patients, among them a severe burn victim who has a picture of his wife pinned to his tunic.  Bess turns her patients over to a clinic in England and boards another train to London for her few hours of leave before returning

This J level book, The Red Pyramid, is an entertaining read – full of Egyptian Mythology, magic, fighting monsters and demons.

It happens to all library users sooner or later. A book, for reasons unknown, appears on your hold shelf and you have no idea when or why you requested it. This time it was Flower Children by Maxine Swann, and while I have no recollection of requesting it, I’m glad I did. Told in short story format by the children of devout hippies, Flower Children offers a glimpse into a culture where children are raised without limits and adults show little restraint.

If you think a book about a sex researcher falling for one of his study participants sounds a little silly, I’m not going to try to dissuade you. Chemistry for Beginners  is, in fact, a pretty silly book.