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The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure

by Bubbly Bibbly | Dec 2, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life...

Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 18, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Agnes Crandall’s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she’s staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no...

Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 13, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: A broken heart, a missing lantern, and a dead rock star… thank goodness being dead won’t stop Aunt Dimity from lending a helping hand. Emma Porter is forty, fat, frumpy, and a passionate amateur gardener. When her longtime lover dumps her for a...

Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 26, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Start with a tough but vulnerable Chicago cop. Add a hyperactive cat, an ailing mother, a jealous boyfriend, a high-maintenance ex-husband, and a partner in the throes of a mid-life crisis. Stir in a psychopath littering the city with body parts. Mix with...

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

by Bubbly Bibbly | Oct 26, 2020 | Book Review, Literary Fiction

Summary: In an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air...