The Glass Rainbow : a Dave Robicheaux Novel
Library Journal: It takes an incredible writer to keep fresh an 18th novel featuring a character that refuses to change, but Burke does so with what may be one of the best in his Robicheaux series. . . . Burke also continues to set the gold standard when it comes to setting, making his readers […]
The Grimmelings
The Shadow of Your Smile : a Novel
Kirkus Reviews Life-giving miracles counterbalance Clark's usual turn toward velvety death-dealing menace (Just Take My Heart, 2009, etc.) in this tale of a pregnant nun's tangled legacy. Two generations after she gave away the child she bore soon after entering the convent, and one generation after her death, Sister Catherine Morrow is back in the […]
The Walk
Kirkus Reviews From Evans (The Sunflower, 2005, etc.), the first installment of a new series starring a Seattle adman who loses everything and embarks on a soul-cleansing cross-country trek. Alan Christoffersen has it all-his own thriving boutique ad agency in Seattle, a McMansion, luxury cars and a beautiful wife, McKale, who's also his best friend […]
The Aloha Quilt : an Elm Creek Quilts Novel
Publishers Weekly In this latest entry to the bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series, quilting queen Bonnie Markham explores Hawaii and learns about the islands' quilting traditions while setting up a tropical quilt camp. Weary from a difficult divorce battle, Bonnie leaves beloved Elm Creek Manor and takes up her friend's invitation to start the camp; […]
Kill Me Again : a Scott Elliott Mystery
The Spellmans Strike Again
Library Journal The zany Spellmans are back, but, sadly, this fourth series entry (after Revenge of the Spellmans) is the final chapter. Now that her parents are older, Isabel "Izzy" Spellman, age 32, has agreed to head up Spellman Investigations. She is also dating boyfriend number 12, an Irish bartender. Even so, Mother Olivia, determined […]
Imperfect Endings
Publishers Weekly A deceptively cheery tale about her mother?s plans to end her own life underscores the author?s conflicted role in filial caring and responsibility. Carter?s mother, a widow living in Washington, D.C., had suffered from Parkinson?s disease for more than 20 years, and by 2001 had grown debilitated and depressed about her physical helplessness; […]
Bones : an Irene Kelly Mystery
Rainwater : a Novel
Library Journal: An antiques store owner's explanation of why he won't sell his beloved pocket watch to a yuppie couple is the basis of prolific author Brown's (Smashcut) attempt to entertain readers with a sentimental story just in time for Christmas. Actually, it's a pretty darn good attempt. In 1934 Texas, Ella runs a small […]