by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 8, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Summary: Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, precocious nine-year-old and an aspiring jazz singer. As she mourns the recent death of her mother, she doesn’t realize that on Christmas Eve she is about to have the most extraordinary day—and night—of her life. After...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 8, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Summary: Carl Mørck used to be one of Copenhagen’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl—who didn’t draw his weapon—blames himself. So a promotion is the last thing he expects. But Department Q is a...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 4, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction
Summary: Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
3Summary: For more than thirteen years, devoted father and husband Ethan Ford has been running from his past. But one day the police show up at his door-and his life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman begins to come apart. My take: 4 looks ...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 3, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Summary: A young couple who move into a Manhattan apartment are approached by their elderly neighbors, who want to be their friends. My take: 4 looks Originally reviewed November 8, 2013 Can you believe the short summary of this ground-breaking novel? Perhaps the...