A review for The First Female Fossil Hunter: The Life and Legacy of Mary Anning by Jayson Kowinsky. This was an interesting biography about a woman who was ahead of her time. She helped shape the growing field of paleontology because of the dinosaur fossils she discovered near her home in Lyme Regis, England.
A review for the first book in the Stockingham and Pike series by Ross Montgomery. The Murder at World’s End is an enjoyable and entertaining cozy historical mystery with a great cast of characters. This delightfully funny story will keep you guessing as to who done it, while cheering on the wonderful detective duo.
A brief review of the nonfiction book The CIA Book CLub: The Secret Mission to WIn the Cold War with Forbidden Literature by Charlie English. This interesting and well researched book looks at how banned books and other literature were an important part of the fall of the USSR.
A review for the novel The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree. This story is a retelling of Frankenstein but set in the Old West and features a woman doctor. I found the story to be quite riveting and not as horror filled as the cover might suggest.
A review for the nonfiction book Hell’s Half-Acre by Susan Jonusas. This book is about a small family in Kansas in the late 1800’s who murdered 11 people just so they could steal their few possessions. This story focuses mainly on how their murders were discovered and the people who tried to track them down and bring them to justice.
A review for the audiobook version of the newest book by Riley Sager. With a Vengeance is a locked room murder mystery that takes place on a train speeding across the country.
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