Michael Ridpath Operation Vienna Boldwood Books, October 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Boldwood Books, for this uncorrected proof for review. Archie (Sir Archibald) and Esme (from Kalamazoo) again investigate a murder, research Archie’s next project on generals, and seek additions to Archie’s collection of antique books. Esme is trying to escape a return to Kalamazoo,Continue reading “Week beginning 21 October 2026”
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Week beginning 14 October, 2026
A. J. Bauer Making the Liberal Media How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press Columbia University Press, March 2026. Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is a dense read, demonstrating accomplished insights based on a wealth of research. At first glance it appears to be an essentiallyContinue reading “Week beginning 14 October, 2026”
Week beginning 2 September 2026
Alice Hoffman The Witches of Cambridge Simon & Schuster (Australia) | Scribner UK, September 2026. Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I was interested in The Witches of Cambridge as an example of historical fiction that would complement the non-fiction texts I have read about the treatmentContinue reading “Week beginning 2 September 2026”
Week beginning May 13, 2026
Jane Davis The Bookseller’s Wife The Chiswell Street Chronicles Volume 1, Rossdale Print Productions, March 2024.* Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Dorcas Turton is an engaging character whose story takes place in the 1770s. She is the daughter of Samuel Turton, whom her mother married so as toContinue reading “Week beginning May 13, 2026”
Week beginning April 29 2016
Michael Ridpath Operation Berlin Boldwood Books, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Boldwood Books, for this uncorrected proof for review. Having recently reread Michael Ridpath’s financial thrillers I found it difficult to change pace with this more elegant approach to murder. Operation Berlin has a certain charm, which grows as the narrative moves toward revealingContinue reading “Week beginning April 29 2016”
Week beginning January 21 2026.
Tana French The Keeper Penguin General UK – Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business | Viking, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Keeper returns to Cal, Lena and Trey and sundry other characters in Ardnakelty, with much of the emphasis on the village and itsContinue reading “Week beginning January 21 2026.”
Week beginning December 10 2025
Taran Armstrong Behind the Mirror Inside the World of Big Brother Sourcebooks (non-fiction) Sourcebooks, November 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Taran Armstrong’s densely detailed and analytical work lies as much in his perceptive approach as his attention to the format, the participants, their strategies, and their personalities.Continue reading “Week beginning December 10 2025”
Week beginning 2 July 2025
Katrina Lockwood The Mystery of Isabella and the String of Beads A Woman Doctor In World War 1 Loke Press, 2017. I originally reviewed this book on the Women’s History Network blog, in 2017. A long time ago, but the approach to writing history as well as the content deserves another airing. The back-cover blurbContinue reading “Week beginning 2 July 2025”
Week beginning February 19, 2025.
Sara Lodge The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective Yale University Press, November 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The combination of a history of the female detective as a working part of the police force during the Victorian era, and her depiction in fictional accounts ofContinue reading “Week beginning February 19, 2025.”
Week beginning 18 December 2024
Margaret Ann Spence Cold War in a Hot Kitchen Wakefield Press, September 2024. Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Cold War in a Hot Kitchen is a special read from beginning to end. It is a social history; a commentary on a sometimes unique, at others familiar, domestic life;Continue reading “Week beginning 18 December 2024”
